Letter From Birmingham Jail

Clarence B. Jones Shares Wisdom, Memories at Viewpoint School

Matt Pournazarian | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, ?€œI Have a Dream? Speech, Martin Luther King, Clarence B. Jones, Letter From Birmingham Jail, Black History Month, Los Angeles News
Matt Pournazarian

In a world in which hate-filled politics and growing inter-class tensions fill article word-counts, a message like the one delivered by Dr. Jones was and is necessary.

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Icon of The Day: MLK

Alona Elkayam | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Nonviolent Protest, ?€œI Have a Dream? Speech, Martin Luther King, Madison Square Garden, New York Knicks, Letter From Birmingham Jail, Style News
Alona Elkayam

Of the 50 people I spoke to (mostly college and high school students) at Madison Square Garden, not one of them was familiar with the Letter from Birmingham Jail. I know what you are thinking: "Thank heaven Alona had a copy!"

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The Call to Love Our Enemies (Including Terrorists)

Eric Simpson | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Martin Luther King, Love, September 11th, Terrorism, Letter From Birmingham Jail, Love Enemies, Religion News
Eric Simpson

The peacemaker does not use the same weapons as those who live in the world of the beast, but is rather armed with truth, faith, forbearance, forgiveness, mercy, grace and the love of enemies.

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Arrested at the White House

Bill McKibben | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Martin Luther King, Letter From Birmingham Jail, Conservation, Keystone XL Pipeline, Protest, Big Oil, Green News
Bill McKibben

After three days in D.C.'s Central Cell Block, I'll go to this weekend's big celebrations for the opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the Washington Mall with even more respect for MLK's calm power.

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An Open Letter to the City of Chicago

Phyllis Lockett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renaissance Schools Fund, Chicago Public Schools, Martin Luther King, Chicago Impact, Chicago Education, Letter From Birmingham Jail, Chicago News
Phyllis Lockett

In a city where 45 percent of CPS students drop out, every individual decision that prevents or delays a new school from opening is an injustice.

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Reflections On Faith And Fear In Palin's America

Todd Green, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Thomas Paine, America by Heart, Martin Luther King, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Thomas Jefferson, Jeremiah Wright, Sarah Palin America by Heart, Letter From Birmingham Jail, Sarah Plain Faith, Sarah Palin Presidency, Sarah Palin Book, Religion News
Todd Green, Ph.D.

The narrative of Palin's book is the same narrative that has dominated American religious history and has proven so detrimental to those who do not fit into the white Protestant fold.

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Would You Be Willing to Go to Jail for What You Believe?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dan Choi, Civil Disobedience, Martin Luther King, Letter From Birmingham Jail, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Simply put, there are times when it is necessary to rage at injustice. Martin Luther King Jr. changed history by doing so, which in turn gave rise to a social revolution.

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Was Martin Luther King an Extremist?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, Letter From Birmingham Jail, Extremism, Martin Luther King Jr., Politics News
John W. Whitehead

"Over the bleached bones and jumbled residue of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words: 'Too late.'" --Martin Luther King Martin Luthe...

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