Birmingham, Alabama, Letter From Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Junior

Martin Luther King, Junior’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail”

Hamilton Historical Records

In 1863, Martin Luther King, Junior, along with members of the Southern Christian Conference, were arrested for protesting segregation in the city of Birmingham. When brought to his cell, many African American men and women cheered being in jail in his presence and song songs to cheer themselves up.

Martin Luther King, Junior, wrote the “Letter From Birmingham Jail” which advocated for a more stern resistance to ending segregation.

Published by Hamilton Historical Records

I'm a Virginia historian and legal expert who is related to individuals who rode on the Mayflower ship, American founding father George Mason IV, three Union veterans from the U.S. Civil War, two of whom marched with General Sherman to Atlanta, two Confederate veterans, and President Theodore Roosevelt’s and Franklin Roosevelt’s family.

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