Waxaa laga yaabaa in ay ahayd in ay ka soo horjeedaa amarkii, ololaha ayaa diiday iyo diyaariyeen in ay xiritaanka mass taageerayaasheeda. King doortay in ay ka mid ah kuwa la xiray on April 12, 1963.Waqti uu xabsiga ku jiray, King qoray uu caan ah "Letter ka Birmingham Jail" on marinnada wargeyska, tan iyo markii uu ma loo ogol yahay warqad qoraal ah inta lagu hayo go'doominta. Taageerayaasha racfaan u qaatay maamulka Kennedy, kaas oo soo farageliyay in la sii daayo King ee. King ayaa loo ogol yahay in ay wacdo xaaskiisa, kuwaas oo ahaa guriga ka dib markii soo kabsado dhalashada ilmahooda afaraad oo la sii daayay April 19. Su'aal: Marka King la xiray?
12-kii Abriil, 1963