Analysis Of Martin Luther King's Letter From Birmingham Jail

It is said in the Catholic tradition that all humans are created in the image and likeness of God. By all being made in the imagine and likeness of God, each person is equal to one another and their human dignity should be respected as such. Although the precedent was set for humans long ago, society still found a way for people to be degraded enslaved and stripped of basic liberties. How could one ignore the equality of human dignity knowing that we were all made the same? Even if one chose not to believe in religion there are proof of the universal statement that all humans are equal in secular affairs such as the Constitution of the United States of America. Ignorance of the fact that everyone’s human dignity should be respected caused
Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the people who defended the rights of his people and expressed his views in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” These views corelate to the CIT Claim that the dignity of every human being is inviolable and the commitment to justice for the common good is necessary. Martin Luther King Jr was a southern Baptist priest who had a vision that one day blacks and whites would one day be equal. He felt that blacks could no longer have their human dignity valued as lesser to those who are right and that for the world to be a better place all must be equal. In King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” he decided to do a peaceful, non-violent protest in Birmingham Alabama. At the time, Birmingham was one of the most racist areas in the south and was very dangerous for blacks to be there. MLK realized that the only way to get things changes was to make a scene and spread the word of the unjust actions that were going on in the United States. Remaining peaceful and resisting the urge to fight back, the protest revealed the abuse and mistreatment of the black community. Not only did the non-violent aspect do that, but it also showed Martin Luther King’s moral code and how it relates to the CIT claim. By the protestors refusing to
One event specifically is the March for Our Lives event which was sparked by the Parkland Highschool shooting in which 17 kids where killed. Protestors came together to defend the basic liberty of protection and safety in a school setting. Peacefully these people are asking the question of how much do we value the second amendment over a human life? With stricter gun laws, people hope to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of those who violate human dignity. Like Martin Luther King, the protesters are calling for change peacefully for the common good of all students. A direct relation to Martin Luther King and the March for Our Lives is that a guest speaker happened to be the granddaughter of MLK. At only 9 years old, Yolanda Renee King spoke in front of a massive crowd in a manor that MLK would. She said she had a dream that enough is enough and that this should be a gun free period. Yolanda also used the saying "Spread the word! Have you heard? All across the nation, we are going to be a great generation!”. Yolanda mimics Martin Luther King not only in speech but in leadership and morals. She gathered likeminded people together and understood that actions need to be taken in order for justice to be served and safety to be reinstated. Her agenda also calls for the equality of human dignity in which all student lives deserve to be protected