![]() He was proud of what this country had always stood for – and optimistic about what he knew it could become. King was confident in our nation’s greatness. Despite the adversity that surrounded him – and the darkness of his narrow jail cell – Dr. King’s actions and at the core of his life: tolerance, compassion, non-violence – and, above all, justice. ![]() And it reaffirmed the values that were at the root of Dr. It served as a resounding call for Americans from all backgrounds and walks of life to continue the march towards equality and opportunity for all. King’s letter was a rebuke to those who cautioned civil rights advocates merely to “wait” for their constitutional rights to be protected, rather than standing up and speaking out to help secure those rights. He declared that “njustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” And he implored his fellow citizens to move with “a sense of great urgency” to help build the brighter future that everyone in this country deserves. King wrote that, “all communities and states” are interrelated. In that famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Dr. ![]() There in his cell, on scraps of newsprint, he began to draft what became one of the most important documents of the Civil Rights era. sat in the Birmingham City Jail, having been arrested four days earlier for participating in a local civil rights march without a permit. ![]()
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