Fifty-two years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. found himself surrounded by four walls in a Birmingham jail. Profoundly thinking about the rough road ahead for the civil right moment he was laying the groundwork for. If you could just put yourself in his shoes for a moment, perhaps you would understand why he had such a fiery passion for civil rights and also; understand how he felt. Imagine feeling terrified being incarcerated, pondering the unknown, thinking intensely of every single thought he writes to the clergymen defending the tactic of nonviolent resistance to racism. A competent individual would most likely feel afraid or anxious, hesitant, disgust, even madden after experiencing such a horrific and biased experience. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wise words in his letter are a perfect cocktail of words calling for change, the contents of the letter is filled with real-life examples and painful experiences his race …show more content…
I can honestly relate to this, in the past, I have been asked specifically not to speak Spanish. I completely understand and respect if the individual does not understand Spanish and might feel unconformable, but their reasoning and logic for such request is "we are in America". How ironic, we are in America and that's my right. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. words where for all to hear and read but it was moreover directed to eight Alabama clergymen and religious leaders. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. skillfully uses religious language and metaphor, rationality, and reason, and sentiment. A smart tactic to reach god-fearing and law-abiding individuals along with ordinary citizens. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would tie into the listener's emotion by dramatically depicting the horrible things they had to endure in a flashy fashion through the use of his