The letter was released publicly the next month and was included in his 1964 book "Why We Can’t Wait." Georgetown University’s Center on Faith and Justice held a virtual event on April 26 to mark 60 years since King penned the letter on April 16, 1963, after being jailed for his organization of a nonviolent demonstration on Good Friday that year in the Alabama city. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Recent events and exhibitions tied to its anniversary have revealed the ongoing interest in and relevance of King’s letter, in which the civil rights leader proclaimed: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. wrote his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail" on scraps of paper, but faith leaders say his response to white clergy critics endures as a "road map" for those working on justice and equal rights. It’s been more than half a century since the Rev.
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