In this project I’m using Dr. Martin Luther king Jr’s letter from Birmingham jail as one of my artifacts or pieces. The second artifact I chosen these is Michael Jackson’s thriller album, which meant a lot to me as someone growing up who loves music. Through a comparison of the two artifacts, this assignment will simply discuss the importance of each impact on culture and society, and how they have both impacted my life. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in April of 1963, while he was unlawfully & unjustly detained in a jail Birmingham Jail. The letter is an eloquent and powerful response to the “Call for Unity” that was published by white Alabama clergymen, who had expressed their dislike & disapproval all of the nonviolent protests that King and other civil rights leaders & activists had organized Birmingham. In the letter, King outlines his poignant philosophy of civil nonviolence as a means of achieving social justice, while also making powerful arguments to promptly end racism and …show more content…
Not only did it become one of the most successful albums of all time, it featured a mix of pop, rock, and R&B songs, with Jackson’s signature dancing style, and an epic ground-breaking music video featuring horror movie-style effects. The reason I also choice this as an artifact is because during this time MTV wasn’t showing videos from Black artists (even though it was called Music Television)! The channel at was catering to the white, young to middle aged male demographic. For a long time, I Also believed there was some segregation in this situation because the huge audience & viewership that wasn’t being cared for. However, when the album revolutionized the music industry, and was a major influence on the development of pop music, there were discussions for show more videos from black artists on the