Ocupation: Civil rights activist
Life: January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968
Birthday: January 15
Death: April 4
I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea.
source: "Letter from Birmingham Jail," 16 Apr. 1963
topic: Destiny, Atlanta, Ideas, Injustice Anywhere, Interrelatedness, Birmingham, Cognizant