David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

imagine how they felt with their children
at that moment languishing in Bull
Connor’s jails? King stood up and tried
to make light of the situation: “Not only
did they stand up in the water, they went
under the water!” he said. “And dogs?
Well, I’ll tell you. When I was growing
up, I was dog bitten...for nothing. So I
don’t mind being bitten by a dog for
standing up for freedom!”
Whether or not any of the parents
were buying this is unclear. King
plunged on: “Your daughters and sons
are in jail....Don’t worry about them....
They are suffering for what they believe,
and they are suffering to make this nation
a better nation.” Don’t worry about
them? Taylor Branch writes that there