Read the excerpt from Why the Children of Birmingham Marched.

Finally, in 1963, Shuttlesworth asked Martin Luther King, Jr., for help. King was a minister in Atlanta in those days. He had been a leader in the civil rights movement since the 1950s. First, King said, Shuttlesworth and other Black ministers should hold meetings at their churches every night.

Which inference can be made based on this excerpt

Based on this excerpt, one possible inference is that Shuttlesworth and other Black ministers in Birmingham were seeking guidance and support from Martin Luther King Jr. in their efforts to advance the civil rights movement.