He smuggled it out with the help of his lawyer, and the nearly 7,000 words were transcribed. ![]() This prompted King to write a lengthy response, begun in the margins of the newspaper. A statement published in The Birmingham News, written by eight moderate white clergymen, criticized the march and other demonstrations. In April 1963, King was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama, after he defied a state court’s injunction and led a march of black protesters without a permit, urging an Easter boycott of white-owned stores. Right: In 1967, King serves out the sentence from his arrest four years earlier in Birmingham, Alabama. His leadership of the successful 381-day bus boycott brought him to national attention. Images above: King is ready for a mug shot ( left) in Montgomery, Alabama, after his 1956 arrest while protesting the segregation of the city's buses. Editor’s Note: Read The Atlantic’s special coverage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
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