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Famous Letters

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Famous Letters

Martin Luther King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ is an example of a famous historical letter.

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Letter from Birmingham Jail

  • ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ was written in response to a newspaper article.
    • That newspaper article criticised Martin Luther King after he was arrested for protesting against segregation in 1963.
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Abolishing segregation

  • ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ is eleven pages long.
  • In the letter Martin Luther King passionately argues to abolish segregation in the United States.
    • Segregation in the U.S. was the enforced racial separation in public spaces and services.
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‘I have a dream’ speech

  • Martin Luther King’s similarly famous ‘I have a dream’ speech took place four months after he wrote this letter.

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