An Analysis Of Martin Luther King's The Birmingham Jail

I believe Martin Luther King was right when he said it is “wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends.” This quote came from a letter in The Birmingham Jail that Martin luther king wrote to clear up confusion or false ideas others may have of him or what he was doing. Martin luther King was a civil rights activist who seeked equal rights in every state, who promoted non-violence protests, and following the law when it is just and standing up when it is corrupt. Martin luther King was originally born in Atlanta, Georgia but traveled all over to help civil rights. He said in his letter from Birmingham “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” He understood it wasn't enough to just have equal rights in his hometown that to make a difference and to make something last he had to have fight for fight for freedom everywhere. Martin Luther King also said “groups tend to be more immoral than individuals” the states were grouping up and doing injustice but he knew that within the individual they knew what was right and it was changing the mindset of the states. Martin Luther King saw spreading civil rights as important as spreading the gospel which a lot of whites at that time agreed with he said “so am i compelled to carry …show more content…
There was the Albany movement in 1961, to protest city segregation policies. Martin Luther king ended up being arrested and later released and they continued for a year with peaceful protests. There was one of the most famous ones the march on washington for jobs and freedom in 1963. This is where Dr. King gave the famous “I have a dream” speech in where he said “In this process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds.” He didn't want to react to being mistreated by mistreating other people and that's why non-violent protests was the way to