"Wait" has almost always meant "Never."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Letter from Birmingham Jail

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Topic

Civil rights Social progress Political progress Progress Politics

Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Source

Letter from Birmingham Jail

Medium

Open letter Letter

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Black activist Civil rights activist Clergyman Christian

From

United States

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Original Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." 16 Apr. 1963.

Current Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail (1963)." A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches, edited by James M. Washington. HarperOne, 2003.

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