King's letter responds to a statement made by white clergymen who agreed that social injustices existed, but cautioned patience.
There is, in fact, a theological field of inquiry called "theodicy", which investigates the basic question: If God is all powerful (omnipotent), all knowing (omniscient), and all-good, (omnibenevolent) how can evil and injustice exist?
At every moment our thoughts are on - and our inspiration drawn from - the needs of children anywhere and everywhere that poverty and injustice exist who today lose their chance in life when their lives have barely begun.
It is fallacious to argue that because no one is storming the castle, no real injustice exists.
These comparisons are not perfect (I'd be interested to learn more about how this issue plays out in organisations with other specialisms) but there is a thread common to all campaigns for social justice: where injustice exists, everyone has a part to play in ending it.
However, an urban-rural dimension of environmental injustice exists, one that intersects with race and class.
However, Stevenson recognizes that there is still work to do so long as injustice exists.
Whether you believe that any such injustice exists against black communities or not, this was precisely the intent of the Dallas and Baton Rouge shooters.
In fact, it's only because our principles have not been well-followed, have not yet been actualized, that the injustice exists that is driving BLM.
