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title: "Why did MLK write \"Letter from Birmingham Jail\"?"  
description: "Why did MLK write \"Letter from Birmingham Jail\"?"  
author: "tasman Johnson"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40760/why-did-mlk-write-letter-from-birmingham-jail  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did MLK write "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?

Why did [MLK](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35434/why-do-african-americans-have-to-stay-home-on-jewish-holidays-but-on-mlk-day-their-children-go-to-school) write "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?\
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