In Letter from Birmingham Jail King uses several examples to demonstrate the cruelty the African-American community have gone through.In his letter King claims that African Americans have been subjected to injustice,neglect from the state,and have been humiliated with racial signs.Justice is to have just behavior,or treatment this basic human right has been a myth to the African-American community as they have been forced to endure cruel factors. In the text King states”I cannot sit idly by in atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in birmingham.injustice anywhere is threat to justice anywhere.”In this this quote King is saying that in birmingham,the colored community is being treated as inferiors,and aren’t given the same opportunities