“A Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. was written in the form of a letter to express his opposing opinions towards the clergy men. Martin had been put in the jail for parading around without a permit. Also this represents how even though in jail he still conducted to keep his grammar and his writing in check he used no excuse possible and write amazingly and flawlessly. Not only that but he also Is well known for this letter to the clergy men still to this day and he gets props for it all still he is a very well known man who helped shape the history of the world we live in today.
First off, King establishes his strong defense. Introducing himself as “The President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an …show more content…
In one paragraph, he proves his point that intolerance for a proper cause isn’t something to destroy and should not be looked upon as a negative thing, “Was not Jesus an extremist for Love, Was not Amos and Extremist of justice, was not Paul an extremist for the Christian gospel, and Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson. The Question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be” (“A Letter from Birmingham Jail” 330). After thoroughly tying in many influential figures in history, King then goes on to question the argument of the Clergymen stating that the demonstrations are at fault in Birmingham and not the social situation already simmering. “Throughout Alabama all sorts of methods are used to prevent Negroes from becoming registered voters, and there are some counties in which not a single Negro is registered” (“Letter from Birmingham Jail”325 ) This attack on the blacks of Alabama in this time brings a harsher insight to what happened to many of the others in this time that nobody cared to see or they just over looked it because they weren’t the same color as them. King then continued to state that it was his “parading without a permit is what landed him in the jail and while it is completely fine to have such an “ordinance (“Letter from Birmingham Jail” 325). This reference to the constitution of the United States proves that we as a country did not have the right ways to handle a country or be fair to people in the way they wanted to be treated which in turn helps everyone to defend the equal rights movement even further. Not only that but king had continued to keep his writing perfectly flawless and through the flawless flow of his response to the Clergymen it also presents support for his knowledge due to keeping reasonable and developed grammar while inside a jail
First off, King establishes his strong defense. Introducing himself as “The President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an …show more content…
In one paragraph, he proves his point that intolerance for a proper cause isn’t something to destroy and should not be looked upon as a negative thing, “Was not Jesus an extremist for Love, Was not Amos and Extremist of justice, was not Paul an extremist for the Christian gospel, and Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson. The Question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be” (“A Letter from Birmingham Jail” 330). After thoroughly tying in many influential figures in history, King then goes on to question the argument of the Clergymen stating that the demonstrations are at fault in Birmingham and not the social situation already simmering. “Throughout Alabama all sorts of methods are used to prevent Negroes from becoming registered voters, and there are some counties in which not a single Negro is registered” (“Letter from Birmingham Jail”325 ) This attack on the blacks of Alabama in this time brings a harsher insight to what happened to many of the others in this time that nobody cared to see or they just over looked it because they weren’t the same color as them. King then continued to state that it was his “parading without a permit is what landed him in the jail and while it is completely fine to have such an “ordinance (“Letter from Birmingham Jail” 325). This reference to the constitution of the United States proves that we as a country did not have the right ways to handle a country or be fair to people in the way they wanted to be treated which in turn helps everyone to defend the equal rights movement even further. Not only that but king had continued to keep his writing perfectly flawless and through the flawless flow of his response to the Clergymen it also presents support for his knowledge due to keeping reasonable and developed grammar while inside a jail