![]() ![]() ![]() The white clergy leaders urged the Black community to "withdraw support from the demonstrations and to work peacefully for a better Birmingham." They condemned the demonstrations as being "led in part by outsiders" and praised "the community as a whole - local news media and law enforcement officials in particular - for the calm manner in which these demonstrations have been handled." King responds to eight white Alabama clergymen who penned a public statement appealing for "law and order" in the face of demonstrations by the Black community led by King and other local leaders. It stands out to me as both a movement leader’s brilliant response to criticism from those who should be supporting his work and a lesson on what lies at the heart of a true democracy: justice for all. ![]() icon-linked Created with Sketch.Įach Martin Luther King Jr. ![]()
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