The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR) had met with the Senior Citizens Committee (SCC) following this protest in hopes to find a way to prevent larger forms of retaliation against segregation. For example, students at Miles College boycotted local downtown stores for eight weeks, which resulted in a decrease in sales by 40% and two stores desegregating their water fountains. Background īirmingham, Alabama, was known for its intense segregation and attempts to combat said racism during this time period. The letter has been described as "one of the most important historical documents penned by a modern political prisoner", and is considered a classic document of civil disobedience. The letter, written in response to " A Call for Unity" during the 1963 Birmingham campaign, was widely published, and became an important text for the civil rights movement in the United States. Responding to being referred to as an "outsider", King writes: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." It says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts. The " Letter from Birmingham Jail", also known as the " Letter from Birmingham City Jail" and " The Negro Is Your Brother", is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation of Martin Luther King Jr.'s cell in Birmingham Jail at the National Civil Rights Museum
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