In the 1960’s Birmingham, Alabama was a much different place. There were strict segregation laws that caused anger among the African American citizens of Alabama, along with most people of America. Many nonviolent protestors were arrested and put in jail, cramming 60 people in a jail cell meant to hold 10. Martin Luther King Jr. tried to stop segregation and actually planned to go to jail. While he was in jail he received a letter from the minsters of Birmingham, King wrote the “Letter From Birmingham Jail” as a response. Martin Luther King Jr. uses logical appeal to catch the attention of the ministers of Birmingham. First, King mentions multiple figures of violence in his letter, such as Hitler and “his Germany”. King explains that at the time, Hitler’s actions were considered “legal”. Much like the segregation laws in Birmingham and discrimination against African American’s were considered “legal”. The next violent even King mentions in his letter is Elijah Muhammad’s Muslim movement. This movement was mentioned because, …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. mentions multiples religious figures in his letter. King mentions Jesus Christ and the Christian religion multiple times. For example, _____. This was meant to appeal to the ministers of Birmingham because religion is truthful and meaningful, especially to ministers. The ministers said King was an extremist, King responded by saying “Was not Jesus an extremist in love?” The ministers knew this was a fact and could not be denied because Jesus was an extremist for a good thing. King also mentions St. Paul, a disciple of Jesus Christ. One time King mentions Paul by reminding the ministers of his devotion to Jesus by leaving his village of Tarsus to spread Christianity. King relates this to his own life; this is because he is compelled to spread freedom to the people of the world, just like Paul was compelled to spread Christianity. Once again, King did this because the ministers could not deny this to be