Why was Martin Luther King Jr sent to Birmingham jail?

Answer 1

On 12 April 1963, city officials issued a court injunction to prohibit the civil rights marches that were going on in Birmingham. Not to beaten, King lead a peaceful march and was arrested along with his fellow marchers. King was placed in solitary confinement for eight days and wrote the famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail"

He said that he would go to jail and he would go do so on a good Friday. On April 12 he was sent to a Birmingham jail and that was where he wrote the famous essay "Letter From Birmingham." He used toilet papers and the sides of the newspaper to answer the letter he got from a Priest, the letter was than published as an essay. king went to jail because he disobeyed the laws

Answer 2

Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote an open letter which became dubbed the Letter from Birmingham Jail on April 16, 1963. He had been arrested during a peaceful protest against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. He wrote the letter in response to a statement made by eight white Alabama clergymen a few days earlier, titled "A Call For Unity," which conceded that social injustices were taking place but expressed the belief that the battle against racial segregation should be fought solely in the courts and not taken onto the streets. King wrote that "This 'Wait' has almost always meant 'Never.'" He put forth that direct actions were necessary to achieve true civil rights, and that not only is civil disobedience justified in the face of unjust laws, but also that "one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws." King's letter was first published as "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in the June 12, 1963 edition of The Christian Century.

Answer 3

Do you mean from Birmingham jail? He wanted to inspire people to continually fight for equality and against discrimination. He remained active in the civil rights campaign even whilst he was in jail.

Answer 4

He participated in a non-violent protest rally.