On Good Friday in 1963, 53 blacks, led by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., marched into downtown Birmingham to protest the existing segregation laws. All were unjustly arrested. As a result of the arrest, local white clergymen compose an open letter, called A Call for Unity, which appealed to the black population to stop their demonstrations.
In response, King drafted a document of his own, called The Negro is Your Brother (also known as the Letter from Birmingham Jail),which not only asserted that nonviolent direct action was needed but very necessary in the face of unjust laws.
On January 15th 2010 - the birthdate of the late King Jr. - members of the Askia Coalition Against Police Brutality (ACAPB) held The People's Tribunal, which sought to hold public officials and the police responsible for unlawful practices and offenses committed by law enforcement officers against the citizens of Philadelphia.
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