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The bombings and marches in Birmingham Alabama were major concerns for all civil rights leaders. During the 50’s and 60’s, civil rights leaders fought against injustice in different ways. Some civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King and Jessie Jackson fought against injustice with a pen. In 1963 Martin Luther King wrote a letter titled, “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”, and Jessie Jackson wrote, “Jets of Water Blast Civil Rights Demonstrators, Birmingham, 1963.” Martin Luther King and Jessie Jackson are two civil rights leaders of different generations, but with similar views concerning the Birmingham bombings. There is a noticeable age difference between Jackson and King, which results in two different perspectives. In Jessie Jackson’s article he wrote about past experiences, because his article was written years after the Birmingham events. Jackson w
Martin Luther King and Jessie Jackson were not just two men looking for trouble; they were a nation searching for justice. Equality for all was the major goal, but during this time period the two men were peacefully fighting for equality on different fronts. Martin Luther King’s goals were evident to the entire nation, because he was speaking to the nation. King gave a mission statement to the freedom fighters when he said “We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands” (King). Jessie’s goals were similar, but during this decade he was speaking to a group locally. Fellow students, college faculty, and the local community heard his words.
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