Letter from a Birmingham Jail and Address to the Youth Assembly of the United Nations comparisons and their contrasts
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In Birmingham, Alabama, in the spring of 1963, King’s campaign to end segregation at lunch counters and in hiring practices drew nationwide attention when police turned dogs and fire hoses on the demonstrators. King was jailed along with large numbers of his supporters, including hundreds of schoolchildren. His supporters did not, however, include all the Black clergy of Birmingham, and he was strongly opposed by some of the white clergy who had issued a statement urging African Americans not to support the demonstrations. From the Birmingham jail, King wrote a letter of great eloquence in which he spelled out his philosophy of nonviolence:
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The demonstrations held in Birmingham were overpowered by the police who forcefully shut down the demonstrations.. Tear gases were used on the demonstrators and their leader was jailed.
To the members of Youth assembly, was this act justified? We all should raise our voices against to promote and protect the right of freedom of expression of every individual whether they are black or white