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Michigan State University: Letter From Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr.

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This site will let you hear from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his own words in a letter written from a Birmingham jail cell in April of 1963. In this letter, Dr. King defends himself against accusations that he is an "outsider" and that he has no right to interject himself in local issues of segregation.

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Concepts
civil rights, desegregation, segregation
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msu: letter from birmingham jail, martin luther king, jr., martin luther king, jr.
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)