Marjorie Pak
@marjoriepak.bsky.social
I teach linguistics. I help people vote. I read a lot and write a little. I like democracy. Atlanta, GA. she/her
I love showing my students the letter Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to the Atlanta Constitution in 1946, when he was 17.
When he wrote it there had just been a horrific series of lynchings in GA, including the murder of WWII veteran Maceo Snipes.
www.ajc.com/news/local/y...
When he wrote it there had just been a horrific series of lynchings in GA, including the murder of WWII veteran Maceo Snipes.
www.ajc.com/news/local/y...
Young MLK’s letter to the editor revealed the man he would become
Kick Up Dust letter by MLK at age 17: He penned a letter to The Atlanta Constitution in which he called out the immorality of racism and showed a burgeoning passion for social justice.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I love showing my students the letter Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to the Atlanta Constitution in 1946, when he was 17.
When he wrote it there had just been a horrific series of lynchings in GA, including the murder of WWII veteran Maceo Snipes.
www.ajc.com/news/local/y...
When he wrote it there had just been a horrific series of lynchings in GA, including the murder of WWII veteran Maceo Snipes.
www.ajc.com/news/local/y...