Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter from Birmingham Jail was written so respectfully while still addressing many valuable points of disagreement in response to a public statement made by white religious leaders regarding a non-violent demonstration he was involved in and arrested for. I found it kind of humorous that as I was reading A Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963), I thought, this is more like a book than a letter, and then Martin Luther King, Jr. writes “never before have I written a letter this long – or should I say book,” (p.6). I believe that what MLK is arguing throughout his letter is for understanding. I believe this because from the very beginning when he says “I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham, since