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Martin Luther King, Jr. quote about fight from Letter from a Birmingham Jail (16 April 1963) - We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

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“ We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. ”

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Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Source

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Topic

fight freedom oppression

Date

16 April 1963

Language

English

Reference

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https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

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Martin Luther King, Jr. quote about fight from Letter from a Birmingham Jail (16 April 1963) - We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

Martin Luther King, Jr. quote about fight from Letter from a Birmingham Jail (16 April 1963) - We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

Martin Luther King, Jr. quote about fight from Letter from a Birmingham Jail (16 April 1963) - We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

Martin Luther King, Jr. quote about fight from Letter from a Birmingham Jail (16 April 1963) - We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.