Because it had a reputation as the most segregated city in the South.
Birmingham Alabama
martin Luther king gave his speech in Birmingham Alabama
1958
No he didn't, he made it in Washington after the march on Washington but he did make write his Letter from Birmingham jail in Birmingham Alabama
Martin Luther King was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963.
The Birmingham campaign was a movement in 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. It was led by Martin Luther King, Jr. It eventually led the municipal government to change the city's discrimination laws.
Elmwood Cemetery 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW Birmingham, AL 35211
it was the letter from Birmingham jail, which advocated nonviolent disobedience
He preached at 16th street baptist church, Birmingham, Alabama.
Martin Luther king lives in mongomery,Alabama
Martin Luther King, Jr in 1963 while in a Birmingham, Alabama jail cell
Martin Luther King wrote down what he believed in and what he wanted to achieve during the civil rights campaign in his letter from birmingham jail in 1963