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    Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most impactful leaders and speakers. King was able to capture his audience and persuade them to follow his movement. MLK’s use of rhetoric stopped the audience in their tracks. His words and arguments were powerful back when they were said and even in today’s society. So many of Martin Luther King’s arguments are based on emotion and appeal to culture. Martin Luther King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” was addressed to eight clergymen after being arrested during

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    LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL RESPONSE. Martin Luther King Jr.’s revealing‚ ’Letter from Birmingham Jail’‚ delves into the segregation‚ injustice and violence of Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ "probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States"(Inquiry‚ p.#391‚ paragraph 6) In response to criticism from eight clergymen of BirminghamKing details the process of preparation for the nonviolent protest that took place in Birmingham. Imprisoned for protesting without a license‚ Dr. King’s words

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    Martin Luther King wrote "A letter from Birmingham jail" in response to a published statement by eight fellow ministers from Alabama who violently critiqued King for association and involvement in the protest march against discrimination in Birmingham. King’s letter was an effort to defend himself from allegations and to criticize white moderates and church. Starting in the first lines of the letterMartin Luther King tries to discard the denunciation of being an outsider in Birmingham. He states

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    English 115 M L K – Letter from Birmingham Jail On April 16‚ 1963‚ from the jail of BirminghamMartin Luther King‚ Jr. wrote an extensive letter to eight clergymen who attacked his work for civil rights in a public statement released on April 12‚ 1963. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. aimed this letter at those eight leaders of the white Church of the South. However‚ the eight clergymen’s letter and the response from Martin Luther King‚ Jr. were publicly published. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. wanted to convince

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail” Reading Response Martin Luther King‚ Jr. a civil rights activist that fought for the rights of African Americans in 1963. King organized various non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham‚ Alabama that resulted in his arrest. While in jailKing received a letter from eight Alabama clergyman explaining their concern and opposition to King and his non-violent actions. This letter occasioned his reply and caused King to write a persuasive letter "Letter from Birmingham Jail

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    Letter from a Birmingham Jail Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ a civil rights leader‚ was put into jail after being part of the Birmingham campaign in April 1963. He was the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was asked by an Alabama group to come to Birmingham. He and members of his organization joined The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights and organized non-violent protests against racial segregation. Because of these nonviolent protests‚ many of his followers were

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    [Date] Martin Luther king Jr.‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Outline 1. Introduction i) Argument about “Justice and injustice” ii) Religious appeals in King’s latter iii) Paragraph fourteen of King’s latter 2. Discussion 3. Conclusion Introduction The pressure of racial segregation was reaching a boiling point in 1963 in Birmingham‚ Alabama. After being arrested for his part in the Birmingham Campaign‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote an open letter in response

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    In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ Martin Luther King Jr. argues the differences between just and unjust laws using the method of comparison. In the letterMartin Luther King strategically argues to the clergymen that segregation laws imposed on African Americans are nothing more than unjust and immoral. He supports this claim by using a method of comparison of current events to historical and biblical events. King states that there two kinds of laws. There are just laws and there are unjust

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    Rhetoric I Martin Luther King Jr.’s brilliant dissertation‚ ’Letter from Birmingham Jail’‚ details injustice‚ segregation‚ and inequality in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ ’probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States’ (6.344). King’s argumentative passages persuade the reader‚ and add credibility to his vehement and vivid discourse. Schemes and tropes are among the oratorical devices which King uses to communicate with his audience‚ and stir emotional response. The numerous figures of

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    Martin Luther King was a well-known American Baptist minister and activist of the 20th century. In 1963‚ King was captured and imprisoned for demonstrating without permit in Birmingham. In the jail cell‚ he wrote the “Letter from Birmingham”‚ which would later become one of the most influential pieces of writing‚ to send a message not only to the eight clergymen but also the Americans about the cruel reality of segregation. In the letterKing used many biblical references‚ historical references

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