Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is a powerful defense of nonviolent resistance to racism; it promotes a peaceful campaign against unjust laws and calls for direct action to bring about social change. The walk to freedom was never easy, Dr.King and all the people that fought for freedom endured hardships. In the letter Dr.King wrote, he talked about the peaceful protest he led. He emphasized on how it was not an easy walk through. As we read the letter we see some of the hardships they faced; which were hate, broken promises, sacrifice and fighting for what you believed in even though it could have been the reason you end up dead. Dr.King faced a lot of hate during his lifetime. A lot of people were opposed to his …show more content…
He saw the good in everyone and believed all the promises the clergymen and government made to him. But as we read in the letter we see how it was never true, he says “we were the victims of a broken promise.” (King 265) Dr.King was referring to the fact that the United States government had failed to deliver on its promises of equality and justice for African Americans. African Americans continued to face discrimination, segregation, and violence despite the promises made in the Emancipation Proclamation and Constitution. Dr.King believed the givernment had responsibilities to fulfil these promises and to ensure that all people were treated …show more content…
Dr.King wanted all African Americans to be treated equally, he wanted freedom for his brothers and sisters. He urged people to stand up and push for freedom in a nonviolent way but the road to freedom was not easy. You had to be willing to lay down your life even if it meant you could end up dead, he states “Others have marched with us down nameless streets of the South. They have languished in filthy, roach-infested jails, suffering the abuse and brutality of angry policemen...” (King 274) Dr. King describes the experiences of what they had to endure, these are the experiences the people who joined him had to face. He is saying how these people had suffered along with him and had been subjected to violent and abusive treatment at the hands of the police, the people who were supposed to keep them safe. Policemen and so many other authorities were opposed to the movement, but it was the fact these people had put their lives and well-being at risk in order to stand up for what was