Whether it was between the various bombings of African American households, offensive and racist segregational legislation, or the prevalent consistency of discrimination against colored people throughout the entire history of the United States, certain individuals like Martin Luther King Jr. assured their energy would be spent battling against the racial discrimination during the 1960s. Consequently, King’s efforts to non-violently protest still led to his imprisonment in Birmingham City on charges that had violated Alabama’s legislation against mass public demonstrations. While imprisoned at the Birmingham City Jail, King utilized any sort of material to compose his own literary wrath in response to white-clergymen who had previously criticized …show more content…
To make his audience believe he was on their side could have manipulated the audience into thinking what was about to unravel was more constructive criticism than anything, but in reality, a constant way to remind the white moderate of their apathy and laziness brought on by their privilege. Martin Luther King assured his audiences recognized their privilege by expressing the injustices all children of color must go through when growing up in a world based on racism: constant self-deprecation, fatal hate-crimes, various humiliating racial signs everywhere they go (Letter From Birmingham City Jail) and ultimately living in a world where the color of their skin, something completely uncontrollable, determines whether or not they must undergo the myriad of discriminatory actions throughout the rest of their life. Adding on, King made sure this was brought up to their attention because they had constantly been told to wait their turn yet emphasized the fact that delayed justice will never change anything. For King, every child of color is taught the melanin they have been given is what causes other individuals to act the way they do before them, creating an environment of inferiority and self-consciousness (Letter From Birmingham City Jail) all caused by the white moderate because they have not done anything to change it. Blaming the white moderate for the reason various colored people fear for their life, it is sure to stir up various sentiments of denial and