Why did Martin Luther King Jr. focus on Birmingham?

Question:It was a center of racial unrest

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It was a center of racial unrest

It had one of the worse and most violent racial issues. Also and perhaps most important is media. The media just loved Birmingham and King saw it as his chance to spotlight race in america.

cos he was bored.

Because it was in the heart of racial prejudice.