Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is organized around the theme that his actions in Birmingham were not "unwise" or "untimely" and that he did not consider himself as part of "outsiders coming in" as his detractors claimed. King states that his nonviolent protest in Birmingham was at the invitation of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, which made it both timely and wise since he was invited and his work was peaceful. King goes on to build a case for his claim that he is not an outsider, because he has "organizational ties" in Birmingham. King elaborates further by asserting that there is an interconnectedness among people of all states and communities wherever there is social injustice. Geographic boundaries mean nothing; all caring people must heed the call to gather and protest injustice and transcend any physical separation. The overall theme of the letter is made explicit in King's closing sign-off: "Yours for the cause of peace and brotherhood."
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