Summary Of Fairness By Stephen King

With fairness and reasonableness, King addresses the clergymen’s letter to keep his movement for nonviolent resistance alive. He objectively responds to the clergymen without turning a blind eye to their criticisms and concerns. First, King wishes the clergymen “you are men of genuine goodwill,” which shows his goodwill and fairness. These wishes show fairness as it is not aggressive toward the clergymen and considers what they have to stay without shutting them down completely. Through this, he shows respect for the clergymen, valuing their criticism. King also exhibits fairness in his response “You may well ask: “Why direct action? … Isn't negotiation a better path?” He addresses each of the clergymen’s criticism and concerns, which shows

He argues for justice, denied to the African American community, as a necessity for all humans. He states that “justice too long delayed is justice denied.“ King insinuates that continuously broken negotiation promising to end segregation was denying them their human rights and needs for justice. King also argues for the need for freedom. The African American community lacks freedom because of segregation and oppression. King argues “ freedom will eventually manifest itself. ” He warns the clergymen that denying African Americans their freedom will lead to the breaking point of frustration and retaliation. Through this implication, he hopes the clergymen and the community will support his nonviolent demonstration of freedom and equal rights. King argues for the fundamental need for safety. He appeals to the clergymen’s and community's need for safety and protection. He calls for how “society must protect the robbed.” Through this, he hopes to convince and bond the community together to protect those who can’t defend themselves. The African American community lost their physical safety as they were harassed because of segregation. Segregation stripped them of their safety in having freedom and liberties as humans. He hopes the community will band together to protect the rights and equality that African Americans should have

He expresses the suffering of the African American community as “harried by day and haunted by night” and “living at tiptoe stance.” King vividly depicts the circumstances that African Americans live under as their past lives as slaves continue to haunt them. They live cautiously because of segregation. He does this to gain the sympathy of the clergymen by helping them understand the pain that they endured. King uses a “degenerating sense of “nobodiness” and an ”ominous cloud of inferiority” to convey the loss of self-worth because of segregation. He emphasizes the dehumanizing nature of segregation to persuade the clergymen and community that justice must be pursued. King evokes a graphic image, detailing the police brutality as they “push and curse…see them slap and kick” the African Americans. The intense details are used to gain sympathy from the clergymen. King intended to bring understanding to the hardships of his people, leading to the necessity of his nonviolent