“There are some preachers in Birmingham who are not with this movement,” he shouted from the pulpit of his brother’s church on April 11. “I’m tired of preachers riding around in big cars, living in fine homes, but not willing to take part in the fight. He is the freest man in the community. The white man can’t cut off his check. If you can’t stand up with your people, you are not fit to be a leader.”
