Has anyone seen my old friend, Martin?

[ebacon]

His "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" should be required reading. It inspired me more than probably anything else I have read.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by ebacon

His "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" should be required reading. It inspired me more than probably anything else I have read.

"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."

In response to criticism from others within the Civil Rights movement that his actions could be perceived as those of an outside agitator.

Thanks Ed, it's been many years since I had read the "Letter from a Birmingham jail". Too many.

Link to "the letter from a Birmingham jail" http://abacus.bates.edu/admin/office...lk/letter.html