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MLK letter from Birmingham jail

Martin Luther king, Jr. was a poster and civil rights leader. He served as a president of the southern Christian leadership conference. Group from Birmingham invited him, Alabama to come and get involve with then in nonviolence participation action against racial segregation. He responded and joined the Alabama christen movement for human rights. He and his did not have a permit to protest and for that the police arrested all of them and sent them to jail. While he was in jail, eight Alabama clergymen published a statement in a newspaper titled “ A call of unity “, asking the blacks to get rid of martin Luther king Jr. and the demonstrators that protest. After martin Luther king Jr. read the statement while he was locked in jail, he replied. His response meant to be for those eight Christian leaders but for the “ white moderate “ as well. The white moderate is the majority of the community who were white people. In “letter from Birmingham jail”, martin Luther king Jr. explained himself as well as his movement. He wrote his letter to show his audience why he was doing what he did and what was his message. His letter was full of emotional and logical as well as moral values to show his audience why civil rights should be granted to African Americans in all over America. In the beginning of martin Luther king Jr.’s letter, he begins by talking to the fellow clergymen. He restates their comment when they call his action “unwise” and untimely. “ He replies, “ I want to try to answer your statements in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms. “ king explained why he was in Birmingham and he compared his mission to prophets mission as they wanted to bring freedom elsewhere. King wanted to bring freedom to other cities and that’s why he promised to help the Alabama group with the segregation issue and try to lead them their freedom. In his letter. King states he has a reason for being in Birmingham and he is not an outsider as the clergymen claim. King said “anyone who live inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds. “ king’s social relationship with the organizations and the society brought him and the others to Birmingham. In the clergymen’s letter, these men state that they “ deplore” the demonstrations that took place in Birmingham. The clergymen felt that king and his people were acting out and disrupting the peace instead of trying to negotiate with the city. What these clergymen failed to notice or overlooked was that the Alabama Christian leadership conference had tried several times to negotiate with the city. Either nothing was done about the issue or fake promises were made by the city. King’s use of logic points out that these clergymen are favoring the city and only paying attention to one side of the facts. Because negotiation did not work with the city of Birmingham, nonviolent action was needed in order to get justice. In king’s letter he stated, “Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. “King was a very intelligent man, and by putting his argument on the same scholarly and religious level as these eight clergymen, he made it hard for them to prove him wrong.

By using figures that are not only related to the bible, king is able to relate to other groups of people in the audience. He successfully won to get many readers attention and that was why his letter spread. He has included the non-religious audience by addressing concerns that fall outside religion but still within the context the letter is based on. In the beginning of the letter he manly addressed the eight clergymen the “white moderate” at large, but as the letter progressed his tone changed and so did his language.

In his emotional sections he’s appealing to the black audiences but also to the “white moderate” to show them the effects of segregation. King understood that not everyone has experienced segregation, so he tried to describe the emotions for people to understand the effects. “you have seen hate-filled police curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters… you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she can not go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television… “ King uses loaded words in these passages. Loaded words have strong overtones, which evoke emotions, either negative or positive. Using loaded words can help provide imagery and make connections to one’s life. by using loaded words, king was able to connect to his audience by painting a picture. In this emotional section, king listed personal stories that he had faced and kept listing them into one sentence instead several. By doing this, he dragged out the raw emotions and allowed readers to feel the strength of the. His use of imagery gave the reader a picture of how segregation affected the African

Martin Luther king Jr.’s “letter from Birmingham jail” was intended for the eight clergymen. His strong use of logic and biblical references was to get their attention in the beginning. With their attention in hand, king was able to share the emotional side of his argument to these men, as well as the community at large. King’s wise usage of logic, emotion, and imagery helped to paint the picture of the effects of segregation in minds of the readers. By relating to all audiences in this letter, he was able to grab the attention of many and make his voice be heard.