Question

What is the historical context of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail? Dr. King wrote the letter from a jail cell in Alabama. Dr. King hoped the letter would be published in a newspaper. Dr. King wrote the letter at a time when America was segregate. Dr. King hoped that people would read his letter.

Answer 1

The Letter from Birmingham Jail, also known as the Letter from Birmingham City Jail and The Negro Is Your Brother, is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King Jr. The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism