Summary Of Martin Luther King's 'Letter From Birmingham Jail'
Victoria Hernandez
Kimberly Harper
GOVT 2305
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” In Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” he responds to the “eight white religious leaders of the South” (King, par.1). That wrote a statement in a newspaper calling the peaceful and nonviolent civil rights demonstrations extremities. He voiced his disappointment in the statements made by the “white religious man” (King, par.1) that praised brutal and violent police men and called for an end to the peaceful demonstrations from the African American community. Throughout the extended letter King expressed the need for direct actions and willingness to fight peacefully against laws. King also talked about why the civil rights movement could wait longer and encouraged the “white religious man” (King, par.1) and the general public to take a moment and view through African American eyes why they fight for equality. Also throughout the letter King makes it a point to talk about the right timing, just and unjust laws, and the need to make a stand.
In the letter King makes it a point to convey why civil rights can wait no longer and why the timing is right to fight for civil rights. Many during that time questioned if timing was right, many also believed that the end of segregation was just going to happen naturally throughout time. King pointed out to those …show more content…
challenged the government by questioning if they were making the right decisions, he also pointed out how they were making a lot of unjust laws that made the African American community feel inferior. The way King feels about the government back then can easily be compared to what is going on in government currently. Many feel that the government is making decisions that do not benefit all of the public. Even though there are strong similarities between the government then and now, it is crucial to point out the improvement of equality and the changes that have taken place in America from then to
Kimberly Harper
GOVT 2305
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” In Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” he responds to the “eight white religious leaders of the South” (King, par.1). That wrote a statement in a newspaper calling the peaceful and nonviolent civil rights demonstrations extremities. He voiced his disappointment in the statements made by the “white religious man” (King, par.1) that praised brutal and violent police men and called for an end to the peaceful demonstrations from the African American community. Throughout the extended letter King expressed the need for direct actions and willingness to fight peacefully against laws. King also talked about why the civil rights movement could wait longer and encouraged the “white religious man” (King, par.1) and the general public to take a moment and view through African American eyes why they fight for equality. Also throughout the letter King makes it a point to talk about the right timing, just and unjust laws, and the need to make a stand.
In the letter King makes it a point to convey why civil rights can wait no longer and why the timing is right to fight for civil rights. Many during that time questioned if timing was right, many also believed that the end of segregation was just going to happen naturally throughout time. King pointed out to those …show more content…
challenged the government by questioning if they were making the right decisions, he also pointed out how they were making a lot of unjust laws that made the African American community feel inferior. The way King feels about the government back then can easily be compared to what is going on in government currently. Many feel that the government is making decisions that do not benefit all of the public. Even though there are strong similarities between the government then and now, it is crucial to point out the improvement of equality and the changes that have taken place in America from then to