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In 1963, after Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) helped lead several peaceful sit-ins trying to draw attention to the abominable practice of segregation, eight Alabama clergy had a statement printed in the newspaper accusing King of being an outsider and rabble-rouser for these actions. Although the article was ridiculous and horribly shortsighted, it was worth reading it just to get the chance to read the response that King sent back to refute these accusations. ... Specifically, this is true because Reverend King so eloquently proves false every one of the statements the Alabama clergy wrote. In the first part of his response to the clergy, King rebuts them by saying that the Southern Christian Leadership Conference invited him to Birmingham. ...
In particular, King refutes the clergy’s allegations that he is an outsider by first saying that the SCLC invited him to be in Birmingham. ... ”Secondly, King points out the horrible injustice of segregation that had been going on for years by saying that “Injustice anywhere in the world, can be seen as a threat to justice everywhere.
Approximate Word count = 880
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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