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To: Thomas M. who wrote (372)1/20/2003 8:19:51 PM
From: Win Smith  Read Replies (2) of 603
 
Martin Luther King Jr, The Negro Is Your Brother theatlantic.com

[ The good gray Times sort of failed me as a source for a MLK day tribute, so I went to my secondary site of choice, The Atlantic . ]

From the Birmingham jail, where he was imprisoned as a participant in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote in longhand the letter which follows. It was his response to a public statement of concern and caution issued by eight white religious leaders of the South.

[ The Times slightly redeems itself with an op-ed column on the above letter, though ]

Juan Williams, The Faithful's Wayward Path nytimes.com

[ The Atlantic had a recent article about King's travails with the FBI: ]

David J. Garrow, The FBI and Martin Luther King theatlantic.com

For a trip back in history, theatlantic.com looks interesting.
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