Throughout American history, many African Americans did not have their proper rights. During the 1960s, many key individuals used their voices in favor of this, such as Martin Luther King Jr. In "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and "I Have a Dream" Dr. King uses multiple rhetorical devices to provoke people to fight for justice. Dr. King’s decision to use his personal experience throughout the “Letter from Birmingham” helped inspire the children and students to march and protest. As he is jailed in Birmingham, he wrote a letter addressing the eight clergymen as well as to bring words of inspiration to the people on the outside. Such words are, “When your wife and mother are never given the respected title “Mrs”; when you are harried by day and haunted …show more content…
This is where Dr. King comes in and uses this to make people realize that the power the whites have, is being used the wrong way and to do harm. Harm the black folk’s morality, and self-respect. Dr. King states that anyone should not be in fear just by the color of their skin and also adds that they need to eliminate the stereotypes and injustices that they have been dealing with for a long period of time. Before this, Dr. King was on his way to a new park advertised on television, along with his beloved daughter, only to find out that the park is closed to children. King talks deeply on this topic, stating that,”You seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she cannot go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and when you see tears welling up in her little eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children.’” This example emphasizes the wrong society is doing, but most hurtfully, the wrong that is being done to the children. Dr. King sparks inspiration and inspires the people of Birmingham to do better, to walk to a better