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What Is Martin Luther King Thesis In Letter From Birmingham Jail

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Analysis on “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. a civil rights activist created a piece of history while confined in the Birmingham jail, which helped the civil rights movement for freedom take off. The emotion, credibility and logical effect he gave in the response to eight religious leaders left them speechless. Dr. King didn't want to attack anyone, just explain his own perspective to justify what was right and what wasn't. The reasonable statements the Rev. King presented made anyone with common sense acknowledge him. The feeling, reality and well thought out messages were presented well mannered with well-worded ideas that nonviolently proved the clergyman wrong. Martin Luther King Jr. …show more content…

King stated, “Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States.” This gave us insight on why he traveled there to support segregation by nonviolently protesting. The unjust law busted MLK and his fellow members as they battled a broken system. (para. 3) He compares himself and his movement to Apostle Paul carrying the bible to every village to share knowledge with as many people as he could. King compared by him carrying freedom to every place he could to help black people everywhere. Good faith drove him but others refused to negotiate. The consequences made the Rev. King and others land in jail. The conceivable reveals Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote gave the readers better understanding of why he chose those actions he arranged, also, why we should have supported him and …show more content…

King has a handful of reasonable points looked at from multiple perspectives in his letter that proves he is capable of knowing and creating logical appeals. In (para. 13) MLK mentions how to determine a law and an unjust law. “A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code out of harmony with the moral law.” King mentions how segregation plays a big factor since it practically separates certain(black) people from situations and gives certain(white) people an authority figure. Segregation to him is wrong on many levels. The Rev. King also talked about great philosophers like Martin Buber and Paul Tillich commenting on segregation, calling it a “sin”. Martin Luther King, Jr. backs up his core examples with experts models in a mannerly way. He proves that unjust laws apply to African Americans more than whites. MLK gives an example of why he was arrested in (para. 16). He mentions, “Now, there is nothing wrong with an ordinance which requires a permit for a parade, but when the ordinance is used to preserve segregation and

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