![]() The eight clergy have been pilloried in history for their stance. The letter was distributed to the media, published in newspapers and magazines in the months after the Birmingham demonstrations, and it appeared in his book, “Why We Can’t Wait,” in 1964. ![]() We bring it out in the open, where it can be seen and dealt with.” We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. Actually, we who engage in non-violent direct action are not the creators of tension. ![]() “I had hoped,” King wrote at one point, “that the white moderate would understand that the present tension in the South is a necessary phase of the transition from an obnoxious negative peace, in which the Negro passively accepted his unjust plight, to a substantive and positive peace, in which all men will respect the dignity and worth of human personality. ![]() King’s letter eloquently stated the case for racial equality and the immediate need for social justice. ![]()
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