Category: Letter from Birmingham Jail

The Letter from Birmingham Jail also known as Letter from Birmingham Jail city was written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on April 16, 1963. The letter was addressed to his fellow clergymen. King wrote this letter while he was in Birmingham, Alabama to address criticisms regarding the non-violent protests in Birmingham. The eight clergymen…

In such times of crisis, suffrage, and brutality, one man had the courage to make a change. Martin Luther King Jr. was that man, and he went down in history due to his outstanding willingness to act. In August of 1963, King wrote well known yet lengthy essay, Letter from Birmingham Jail, he covers many…

Introduction: The Arrest and Response of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Imagine being thrown into a dark, damp, cold-stone jail cell, for peacefully assembling and expressing your freedom of speech? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and thrown in the Birmingham Jail for expressing what we know today as our first amendment right. He…

In Henry David Thoreau’s ‘ Civil Disobedience’ and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s. ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail,’ the creators look at the thought of defying the administration on account of good treachery. Thoreau sets forth his thinking for opposing the law and gets other individuals to battle for what they know to be ethically right.…

In the Letter From Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr, he responds to the accusations labeled against him by the clergymen to justify his actions. In his response, he successfully appeals to the readers through Aristotle’s three appeals: pathos, logos, and ethos throughout the letter. First, Martin Luther King Jr uses pathos by creating…

Gandhi, a mover and shaker in Indias independent movement would often state, If cowardice is the only alternative to violence, it is better to fight. This phrase was broadcasted to the public a couple of times to make in known that there is always another alternative, there is always the way of nonviolent resistance. Martin…

Analyzing King’s Sarcastic yet Respectful Tone Kings tone in the opening paragraph can be described as sarcastic, yet respectful and understanding. He directly addresses the points made by the clergymen in a lighthearted way to express how he understands their urge to send such a letter. For example, by stating But since I feel that…

Segregation is the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things. Segregation has been a prominent problem in America dating back to the early 18th century. This was because some believed that black and white people were incapable of coexisting. During the early 1900s, some southern states presented black…

Throughout the period of time where African Americans were quoted as being separate yet equal to their white counterparts, many of the equality did not seems to exist. Prevalent examples are seen in the south, especially in Birmingham, Alabama with Rosa Parks and the bus incident. Or perhaps mentioning the time a group known as…

A letter from Birmingham jail is an argumentative response written by Martin Luther King Jr. to eight white religious leaders of the south in 1962. This was the time when segregation against negroes was at its peak. King was the president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He was arrested and sent to jail for engaging…