The Birmingham Campaign
Friday April 24, 2009
In 1963, Birmingham was a hotbed of racial tension. Consequently, when Martin Luther King decided to challenge segregation it became an intense battle. Out of this protest came King’s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and the appalling images of dog bitten and fire-hosed teenage protestors. The remembrance of the struggle in Birmingham is a powerful reminder of the kind of violence that civil rights activists often faced. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Division, NYWT&S Collection
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Your brief summary here and your much longer overview in your book are both very helpful. Your book on MLK is one of the best, user-friendly guides to his life that I have read.
The constant haze drawn in our community, challenging the greatness of Dr. King still remains because many Ngroes still do not have proper respect for what he stood for. In many issues of social acceptanc it was the NEGRO that stood in the middle of the road seeking a half hearted freedom being won. Many times the organizations of preference did not stand behind this maverick of social change. Like Noah he was selectively outcast, and organizationally silenced. Still yet we as a people hide behind the banner of Ella Baker’s commentary, and the challenges to keep black womens voices in the background of the Civil Rights agenda.
You are to be thanked graciously for keeping us educated and aware of our history, only your love for a people such would keep you interested and involved in this pursuit.
God bless you!