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Letter from Birmingham Jail: April 16, 1963

·2003·Imprisoned Intellectuals

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This essay was written in a solitary cell on April 16, 1963. Dr King's open letter to his fellow clergymen is both a defence of non-violent demonstration and a rallying cry for an end to racial discrimination. Martin Luther King Jr was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1964.

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Imprisoned Intellectuals
Published
2003
Pages
34-47
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W2120392652
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Language
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