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How MLK's famous letter was smuggled out of jail

How MLK's famous letter was smuggled out of jail

Update: 2019-04-18
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"The Letter from Birmingham Jail became immortal from this combination of very odd circumstances." Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and occasional speechwriter, describes how he smuggled the letter.
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How MLK's famous letter was smuggled out of jail

How MLK's famous letter was smuggled out of jail

The Washington Post

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