MLK Letter from Birmingham Jail
By Jackson Martin
Martin Luther King Letter from Birmingham Jail
Important Quotes
This quote explains the four steps in a non-violent campaign and the importance of it.
Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.
The importance of this is to explain how if you live in the USA you are not an outsider and shouldn't be considered one