The summer of 1963 was crucial for Blacks in Alabama, because there was so much violence and racism. That is why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. decided to go down to Birmingham, Alabama and lead a peaceful anti-segregation march, trying to get the Jim Crow laws over turned. During so he was arrested for not having a parade permit. While Dr. King was in jail, he received a letter from several local clergymen which was full of criticism of Dr. King and his supporters. In return, he wrote a letter about each criticism made by the men, showing the injustice that had been inflicted upon colored people for centuries and that men who claim Christian values must not support those injustices. By the effective use of emotional appeal, appeal to authority or reputation, and the use of an appeal to logic,
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Dr. King felt that “There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding despair” (King pg. 2). Dr. King states throughout his letter that injustice has been going on long enough and there is no more waiting. He felt that something needed to be done.
Dr. King immediately takes advantage of using pathos by writing “While confined in the Birmingham city jail, I came…” (King pg. 1). He creates a vivid picture in the readers’ mind of this cramp small filthy jail cell with barely no room to breathe; somewhat like the Negros at that point of time. Even though he is locked up for no good reason other than practicing his constitutional right of freedom of speech he still shows respect to the clergymen by calling them “men of genuine goodwill” (King 1). By not coming off so aggressive seemed to appeal to many of the white
Dr. King felt that “There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding despair” (King pg. 2). Dr. King states throughout his letter that injustice has been going on long enough and there is no more waiting. He felt that something needed to be done.
Dr. King immediately takes advantage of using pathos by writing “While confined in the Birmingham city jail, I came…” (King pg. 1). He creates a vivid picture in the readers’ mind of this cramp small filthy jail cell with barely no room to breathe; somewhat like the Negros at that point of time. Even though he is locked up for no good reason other than practicing his constitutional right of freedom of speech he still shows respect to the clergymen by calling them “men of genuine goodwill” (King 1). By not coming off so aggressive seemed to appeal to many of the white