On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama for violating Alabama’s law against mass public demonstrations. This arrest took place over a week after the campaign’s commencement. Responding to fellow clergy who criticized King’s call for equity, he later responded by drafting what is known today as, A Letter from A Birmingham Jail. It is in this letter he writes the famous lines related to inclusion, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.” As we commemorate MLK Day, take time to read or listen to this important letter that remains relevant to the pursuit of inclusion and justice for all.
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