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The March That Led to MLK's Arrest and Famous Letter

Name: The March That Led to MLK's Arrest and Famous Letter
Uploaded: 2018-09-15
Duration: 114474
Description: In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy led a march through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. Both were arrested and placed in solitary confinement. There, MLK penned his famously stirring letter defending African-American resistance.

In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy led a march through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. Both were arrested and placed in solitary confinement. There, MLK penned his famously stirring letter defending African-American resistance.

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