I am here because I have basic organizational ties here.īeyond this, I am in Birmingham because injustice is here. So, I am here, along with several members of my staff, because we were invited here. We readily consented, and when the hour came we lived up to our promises. Several months ago, our local affiliate here in Birmingham invited us to be on call to engage in a nonviolent direct-action program if such were deemed necessary.
Whenever necessary and possible, we share staff, educational and financial resources with our affiliates. We have some eighty-five affiliate organizations all across the South, one being the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham since you have been influenced by the argument of "outsiders coming in." I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every Southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. King and the protestors are all “outside agitators” coming in and stirring up trouble in Birmingham. King first addresses the charge from the white leaders that Dr.
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