<P> The Letter from Birmingham Jail , also known as the Letter from Birmingham City Jail and The Negro Is Your Brother , is an open letter written on April 16 , 1963 , by Martin Luther King Jr . The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism . It says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts . Responding to being referred to as an `` outsider , '' King writes , `` Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere '' . </P>
<P> The Letter from Birmingham Jail , also known as the Letter from Birmingham City Jail and The Negro Is Your Brother , is an open letter written on April 16 , 1963 , by Martin Luther King Jr . The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism . It says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts . Responding to being referred to as an `` outsider , '' King writes , `` Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere '' . </P>
letter from birmingham jail promoted the principle of
letter from birmingham jail promoted the principle of
nonviolent resistance to racism
nonviolent resistance to racism