It would be a difficult task to find someone who has had more influence than Martin Luther King in initiating change within our nation. For the past few years, on Martin Luther King weekend, I have decided to read, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” arguably his most famous written works. The letter was penned in response to criticism he received from eight white clergymen who released a public statement denouncing King's peaceful resistance entitled, “A Call for Unity” in which they denounced King’s efforts arguing that the Civil Rights Movement should be fought in the courtroom.