USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -But we are convinced that these demonstrations are unwise and untimely. King responds to the accusation of being an outside agitator by comparing himself to Paul answering the “Macedonian call.” This kind of connection to the Bible was especially popular with Puritans, but is not unusual for other Christians.

Detailed explanation-2: -It’s been five decades since Martin Luther King Jr., began writing his famous “Letter From Birmingham Jail, ” a response to eight white Alabama clergymen who criticized King and worried the civil rights campaign would cause violence. They called King an “extremist” and told blacks they should be patient.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shock and distress over the news of King’s death sparked rioting in more than 100 cities around the country, including burning and looting. Amid a wave of national mourning, President Lyndon B. Johnson urged Americans to “reject the blind violence” that had killed King, whom he called the “apostle of nonviolence.”