That inspired the Civil Rights giant to craft a jewel of American literature — “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” The City of Birmingham and the nation observe King’s birthday on Monday ...

While Martin Luther King Jr. was in Birmingham’s city jail last April ... Excerpts from the letter, which was addressed to “My Dear Fellow Clergymen”: We have waited for more than 340 ...

gives a press conference regarding an agreement reached on a 'limited desegregation plan' outside the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama, February 1963. Standing behind Luther King is his ...

A reality where we have made peace with our divisions. The letter from Birmingham jail prefaces how our digital wilderness mirrors the spiritual wilderness he described. King expressed grave ...

In response, King wrote a letter from Birmingham City Jail, noting, “I guess it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, ‘Wait.’ ” It stands today as ...

The freedom movement was at an early stage in Birmingham, and with King in jail, it suddenly faced a crisis of fundraising and leadership. On the same day, eight prominent White clergymen published a ...

The metal seat from which the civil rights leader wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" will be included in the museum's upcoming exhibit on the Declaration of Independence, the museum said Monday.

King believed that “Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.

That sentiment from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is as pertinent today as it was when he penned it 61 years ago. While many advances toward racial equity ...