Optimism can rely on a sense of luck, while hope is action-oriented − and often aimed at helping other people.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” written 61 years ago this month, will be read aloud this week at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

OPINION: MLK’s letter from jail still resonates 60 years later By Leonard Greene Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 2 a.m. View more of the Sun's opinion section Editorials - the Sun's viewpoint ...

On April 12, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and jailed for leading a well-panned and nonviolent campaign of marches and sit-ins against racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. He ...

Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and occasional speechwriter, describes how he smuggled the letter out of jail.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — From scraps to letter Martin Luther King Jr. penned his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail in 1963.

Updated: 2:02 PM EST Feb 22, 2023 Editorial Standards ⓘ WVTM 13 Digital ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — From scraps to letter Martin Luther King Jr. penned his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail in 1963.

50 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. was finishing up the “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Here’s why it changed history.

In October 1960, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for the first time during a sit-in at an Atlanta department store. The nine days that followed became a make-or-break issue between ...

The county is taking steps to preserve the long-forgotten lockup, where officials say Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served his final stint behind bars in 1967 about five months before his assassination.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s fitting that a former prison will present readings of historic words the civil rights leader wrote from a jail cell. The Eastern State Penitentiary Historic ...