He had also become a target for white supremacists, who firebombed his family home that January. ... " He would remain at the helm of this influential organization until his death (Homer Bigarts, 1968). ... " King also authored several books and articles during this time (Homer Bigarts, 1968). ... Arrested for his involvement on April 12, King penned the civil rights manifesto known as the "Letter from Birmingham Jail," an eloquent defense of civil disobedience addressed to a group of white clergymen who had criticized his tactics (Homer Bigarts, 1968). ... Held on August ...

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Those who joined the non-conformist movement often held liberal ideas and unique appearances. ... Even though Americans at home could see the war from a new perspective, they were poorly informed due to the biased media that reported not only events, but their opposition towards the war. ...

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Now, hostile whites, who did not know how to treat blacks as equal human beings, surrounded, and still held authority over, freed African Americans in the South. ... The boy was physically taken from his uncle's home, and three days later his lifeless body was found brutally beaten in the Tallahachie River. ...

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