Lange, Jason Eng. 110 M-W, 2:30- 3:45 Journal # 11, 04/25/00 Letter from Birmingham Jail Dr. Martin Luther King wrote this letter in response to a public statement from the Alabama Clergymen. In Dr. King's letter he tries to dispel any misconceptions that the clergy might be under and air some of his contempt for the should be allies (church, moderate whites) of the fight to end injustice. King as the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC, an …showed first 75 words of 1309 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1309 total…later entered the ministry and graduated from Hartford Theological Seminary in 1955 then served as a pastor in Alabama and Georgia. He later collaborated with Martin Luther King and the SCLC where he rose to executive- vice president in 1968. He went on to become the first black congressman, an ambassador for the United Nations and even ran for president. Andrew Young is a true landmark for success of a Black political leader in the 29th century.