DC Public Library Podcast

DC Public Library Presents: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Episode Summary

In honor of Dr Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, we revisit a previously aired episode. Reverend Martin Luther King’s 1963 "Letter From A Birmingham Jail" was performed annually as a staged reading in the Great Hall of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library prior to the library's renovation. Today, we continue that tradition in virtual form, blending voices familiar and new, including DC Public Library staff and community members.

Episode Notes

In this episode, we revisit the reading of Reverend Martin Luther King’s 1963 "Letter From A Birmingham Jail". It was performed annually as a staged reading in the Great Hall of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library prior to the library's renovation. Today, we continue that tradition in virtual form, blending voices familiar and new, including DC Public Library staff and community members.