King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' is not just a seminal document of American civil rights. It's a masterpiece of literature, experts say

The seat is part of the Museum of the American Revolution's exhibit on the Declaration of Independence, opening Oct. 18.

Using the Student handout , have students consider Dr. King’s words in the “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” to imagine how he would respond to the Capitol Hill riot. Students should be able to use at least three quotes from the letter to draw their conclusions. Explain why you chose these quotes.

Sixty-two years after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's pen touches paper in a Birmingham jail cell, I contemplate the walls that still divide us. Walls constructed in concrete to enclose Alabama jails, but in Silicon Valley,