“On #ThisDayInHistory in 1963 Dr #MartinLutherKingJr released his #LetterFromABirminghamJail, lambasting "moderates" critical of #CivilResistance. #MLK agreed "with St Augustine that 'an unjust law is no law at all'" and that "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1963 Dr #MartinLutherKingJr released his #LetterFromABirminghamJail, lambasting "moderates" critical of #CivilResistance. #MLK agreed "with St Augustine that 'an unjust law is no law at all'" and that "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
I think about Dr. King warning that the greatest threat wasn't the open racist, or the Klan, but the white moderate who prized order over justice.
I see it every day now.
Voting is not enough.
Lukewarm allies cost lives.
#ItsTime
#LetterfromABirminghamJail
#MLKJr
Never have I seen a person embody MLK's "white moderate" more than Chuck Schumer.
"..stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice.."
#LetterFromaBirminghamjail
Photo of Dr and Mrs King marching in a protest, others marching behind them. Text around the photo reads: “I should have realized that few members of the oppressor race can understand the deep groans and passionate yearnings of the oppressed race, and fewer still have the vision to see that injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent, and determined action.” Martin Luther King Jr. Letter from a Birmingham Jail, 1963
A more recent photo of a young man standing in the street in protest, his arm extended and gloved hand pointing upward. There is smoke from tear gas in the frame along with more protesters and police in the background. The text reads: You deplore the demonstrations taking place... but your statement fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations. I am sure that none of you would want to rest content with the superficial kind of social analysis that deals merely with the effects and does not grapple with the underlying causes.” Martin Luther King Jr. Letter from a Birmingham Jail, 1963
An arrest photo of Dr King with the number 7089 hanging around his neck. He is wearing jacket, tie, and white shirt. The text added under the photo reads: “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that ‘an unjust law is no law at all.’ Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.” Martin Luther King Jr. Letter from a Birmingham Jail, 1963
“Every day I meet young people whose disappointment with the church has turned into outright disgust. Perhaps I have once again been too optimistic. Is organized religion too inextricably bound to the status quo to save our nation and the world? 2/ #MLKDay #MLK #Revival #LetterFromABirminghamJail
I was at the #GrassyMountains protest & my good friend @jvipondmd.bsky.social recommended & indeed read from #LetterFromABirminghamJail by #MartinLutherKing on the essentiality of making waves, #Resistance and #GoodTrouble. Happy #MLKDay. #Solidarity #MartinLutherKingDay2025
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Understanding the historical context of Dr. #MartinLutherKing 's #LetterFromABirminghamJail #MKLDAy #KingDay www.youtube.com/watch
