Why is the Letter from a Birmingham Jail important to American History? What was its significance? What specific arguments did he make that addressed the reactions of MOST white Americans during this era?

Responding to being referred to as an "outsider", King writes: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." The letter, written in response to "A Call for Unity" during the 1963 Birmingham campaign, was widely published, and became an important text for the American Civil Rights Movement. Altogether, King's letter was a powerful defense of the motivations, tactics, and goals of the Birmingham campaign and the Civil Rights Movement more generally. King began the letter by responding to the criticism that he and his fellow activists were "outsiders" causing trouble in the streets of Birmingham..

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