In MLK’s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”, he utilizes figurative language to emphasize that politicians only focus was to keep the status quo. In this time in history, the fight for equal rights for blacks was a major topic, especially in the south. The slow changes happening through the courts also left the black community frustrated. The people in power fighting for the blacks were scarce leaving them feeling that they’re, “creeping at horse-and buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter”(Para 14). It was taking an abundant amount of time for any basic rights to be given to the blacks and that was due to the politicians. The line dividing the black and whites had been there for so long that no politician felt the need
