On the second day of Martin Luther King Jr.’s imprisonment in a Birmingham jail, a guard slipped him a copy of the morning paper. By the dim light of his cell, King read the tall black letters that headlined the second page: WHITE CLERGYMEN URGE LOCAL NEGROES TO WITHDRAW FROM DEMONSTRATIONS. It was the Saturday before Easter, the same day Jesus lay buried in the grave. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:01:34 +0000
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