Letter From Birmingham Jail Analysis

“Letter from Birmingham Jail” My Husband’s great uncle had the privileged to protest and marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr many times and I am always willing to read anything that has to do with this great man. So after reading this well written letter that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, I was very moved by his words. I have to admit that I was not sure what the events where that prompted him to write this. So, of course, I had to do a little research so I can get a better idea of what it is that caused him to respond in such a way. I found that he was arrested during a peaceful protest in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had written the letter in response to the eight Alabama clergymen, whom had previously made a statement titled “A Call for Unity”
They had called him and the protesters actions “unwise and untimely”. I loved how he stated that he seldom answer to criticisms to his work and ideas. However, he felt that these men were to be men of God and church, so felt that he should follow up with giving them a response. I have always heard of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. being deeply into church, so I am sure that something inside him wanted so bad to respond to these men and so he did. I believe the "Letter from the Birmingham City Jail" is one of his best candid, soulful, biblically sound arguments for his call as a minister to "Speak Truth to Power" through direct action in non-violent protests. When he argues that there are two types of tensions: violent tension vs. creative tension. He made the point that there is a tension that is created simply for the sake of violence. There is another tension created through direct action that allows for growth and