“I am in Birmingham because injustice is here.”
posted by Kaimipono D. Wenger
“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.”
(from the Letter from Birmingham Jail)
Happy Martin Luther King day, everyone!
January 18, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Posted in: Civil Rights
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