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Martin Luther King Jr Letter From Birmingham Jail

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the founders and principal leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in America. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929 in Atlanta Georgia into a society where blacks and whites were segregated (Martin). King knew his whole life would be controlled by the color of his skin. Like many young men, he decided to do something about it. Like many movements, often the leaders are jailed as they try to challenge a society’s rules and culture. In August of 1963, King wrote a very powerful letter as he was jailed for a nonviolent protest against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. His letter is considered one of the most famous persuasive letters ever written. Before being arrested, King was recognized as a highly
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