Dr. King's Fight Against Injustice

Dr. King came to Birmingham, Alabama to help fight the injustice there. He was sent to jail for his peaceful actions. While in jail, he came across a letter in a local newspaper from the local clergymen that criticized his actions. After he read the letter he began to pen a letter defending himself to the clergymen and the world. Dr King used tone, diction, and analogy to show the world his fight against injustice. Dr. King has a tone of pride and calmness in the letter. In the second paragraph he talks about how he came to help when he was called upon. Dr King says, “We readily consented, and when the hour came we lived up to our promise.”He keep calm by not flying off the handle and accusing and passing the blame to the clergymen. He just