Dr King Letter From Birmingham Jail Essay

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an amazing civil rights leader. In 1963, Dr. King and some other civil rights actives went down to Birmingham, Alabama to help in the fight to end inequality. During a nonviolent demonstration Dr. King and countless other protestors were arrested and sent to a Birmingham jail. While in prison Dr. King had time to think and he took this time to write to his fellow clergymen who critics the nonviolent demonstrations. The letter is entitle "Letter from a Birmingham Jail". The main topic of the letter is nonviolent direct actions done in Birmingham. The main argument of Dr. King's letter is how the nonviolent direct actions are wise and timely.

The way Dr. King constructs his argument is almost like he is preaching. Dr. King was a minster and he came from a long line of African American minters, so in his letter this part of him came through in his letter. Some people may believe that because the letter sounds preachy it would make people not want to read the letter, however the preachiness is what moves a person when they are reading it. When reading the letter one can almost hear Dr. King preaching the letter to him or her. Take of instance when the …show more content…

King argument is validity for different reasons. One reason Dr. King's argument is valid is because he was apart of the nonviolent campaigns. Dr. King is not someone sitting at home watching the news and seeing the horrible acts happening in Birmingham he is actually along side the South's "real heroes". Another reason Dr, King's argument that the nonviolent demonstrations are not "unwise or untimely is valid is due to the fact he is explains why people are fighting for equality of all and why they are fighting now. Dr. King explains that African Americans have been waiting for centuries for their rights that all Americans citizens are suppose to have. African Americans were tired of being disrespected and opposed and like Dr. King put it an opposed people can stay opposed

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