While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across
your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and
untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and
ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my
desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other
than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would
have no time for constructive work. But since I feel that you are
men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely
set forth, I want to try to answer your statements in what I hope
will be patient and reasonable terms.
I think I should indicate why I am here In Birmingham, since you
have been influenced by the view which argues against "outsiders
coming in." I have the honor of serving as president of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization
operating in every southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta,
Georgia. We have some eighty-five......
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