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Showing posts with label Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Show all posts

Thursday, January 22, 2015

An amazing letter: challenging the "order over justice" methodology

Here's an amazing letter written by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. from a jail cell in Birmingham. This presentation is a bit long, but moving and well worth the investment of your thoughtful time.


"A Reading of The Letter From Birmingham Jail" – Before the Dream... There was a Letter... from Kirwan Institute on Vimeo.
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Labels: American Civil Rights Movement, civil rights and faith, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Friday, July 05, 2013

A most important letter. . .

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