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MAGA has given us a bad fever, but MLK Jr. taught us how to turn down the heat
By Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld at LGBTQ Nation
· June 5, 2026
· 1 min read
During April 1963, Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference joined together with the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in a massive nonviolent action to protest Birmingham’s system of segregation during the Easter holiday season, the second-largest s
Why this matters
The connection between the 1963 Birmingham campaign and current LGBTQ+ rights efforts is notable, as both involve marginalized groups fighting against systemic inequality. Dr. King's strategy of nonviolent resistance, which included mobilizing a large number of people to participate in protests and demonstrations, has been studied and emulated by numerous social justice movements, including the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The fact that the Birmingham campaign took place during the Easter holiday season, a time typically associated with family and celebration, highlights the willingness of activists to disrupt the status quo and challenge unjust systems, even in the face of potential backlash. This tactic of using prominent events and holidays to bring attention to social justice causes is still employed by LGBTQ+ activists today, who often use events like Pride parades and rallies to raise awareness and push for policy changes.
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Category: rights ·
Published: June 5, 2026 ·
Source: LGBTQ Nation ·
Reading time: 1 min
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