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In the spring of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was taken to jail in the aftermath of the Birmingham confrontation with Public Safety Commissioner “Bull” Conner and Municipal authorities. Despite the beatings, hosings, and unleashing of vicious dogs Martin and his thousands of followers risked serious injury, even death in parades in the heart of downtown Birmingham, which eventually lead to their arrest. While Martin was in jail, he began composing his letter on the margins of newspapers, and was continued on scraps of writing paper supplied by a friendly black trustee, and was finally concluded on a pad Martin’s attorneys were eventually permitted to leave for him. Martin had the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization with one in every southern state, havin
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Self-purification Direct, Conner Municipal, Nigger Colored, World Heartache, Im Sorry, Martin Birmingham, King Jr, , Leadership Conference, direct action, pain suffering, non-violent protest,
Approximate Word count = 568
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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