Injustice In Letters From Birmingham Jail

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” A wise man by the name of Martin Luther King Jr. wrote that in his letter, titled “Letters From Birmingham Jail.” What he was meaning by this saying, was that an act of wrong doing just in one small town of one great country can anger and stir up many emotions for the whole entire population of that same country. It could maybe even do the same in other countries near by or across the ocean. Well, an act of injustice has happened for the nation of the United States, and it’s a tale of heartbreak and anger for many Americans. We have gone backwards in time yet again, for Michael Brown, a young black youth, has been gunned down for the color of his skin. Times of injustice and hardship have hit the town of Ferguson, Missouri, in a big way. In a quaint suburban area of St. Louis, where the incident occurred. Michael Brown, described as a quiet, gentle giant, was fatally shot by Officer Darren Wilson, a white

That maybe this would be the act that would drive Dr. King over the edge of his own moral foundation that he has spent years building? For even Dr. King had said, “But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong, or perhaps even more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.” So maybe using non-violent protests isn’t the answer anymore, and maybe violence is? Well many people who knew Dr. King will swear to this day that he would never do anything violent to jeopardize the cause he stands for, let alone just doing any act of violence. Many would believe that during this situation, Dr. King would do all that he could do to help smooth out these racial issues in Ferguson with more of his trademark, non-violent