Letter From Birmingham Jail

How does he answer the charge of being an “outsider”?

How does he answer the charge of being an “outsider”?

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KIng understands that some people consider his team as “outsiders coming in” to cause trouble. King explains that his organization has a vision for the whole country rather than a specific place. explains that one of its affiliates in Birmingham had invited the SCLC to “engage in a nonviolent direct-action program” when racial issues grew difficult there. The SCLC answered the call, and hence does Dr. King insist that “I, along with several members of my staff, am here because I was invited here” (170).