Martin Luther King Jr. presents many different ideas and thoughts on the actions taken against him and his fellow friends for insignificant actions that the black community did to stand up for themselves. First in the “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” King validates his actions and strategies to stop the injustice against the black community that was going on at the time. Second King states in the “Letter” his discontent with different groups in society. Finally in the ”Letter” King gives examples of how corrupt the government is, how unjust laws were made, and how ignorant people are.
Being a social activist Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was known countrywide by 1958 for enforcing riots like marches and sit-ins in order to help the Negro community. Some of his most famous marches were: “The March On Montgomery” and “The March On …show more content…
Not only does he compare himself to Jesus Christ but he goes to a completely opposite end of the spectrum and compares his actions to Hitler:
‘We can never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was “legal” and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was “illegal.” It was “illegal” to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler Germany. But I am sure that, if I had lived in Germany during that time, I would have helped and comforted my Jewish brothers even though it was illegal. If I lived in faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying those antireligious laws.” (Pg.650)
King makes the valid point in this part of the “Letter” of how do we know what really is wrong and what is right. Society has thought us that, but many times society has been wrong. How is it possible that the actions Jesus Christ and what the Hungarian freedom fighters were considered “illegal” but murdering, torturing, discriminating and persecuting innocents were considered
Being a social activist Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was known countrywide by 1958 for enforcing riots like marches and sit-ins in order to help the Negro community. Some of his most famous marches were: “The March On Montgomery” and “The March On …show more content…
Not only does he compare himself to Jesus Christ but he goes to a completely opposite end of the spectrum and compares his actions to Hitler:
‘We can never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was “legal” and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was “illegal.” It was “illegal” to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler Germany. But I am sure that, if I had lived in Germany during that time, I would have helped and comforted my Jewish brothers even though it was illegal. If I lived in faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying those antireligious laws.” (Pg.650)
King makes the valid point in this part of the “Letter” of how do we know what really is wrong and what is right. Society has thought us that, but many times society has been wrong. How is it possible that the actions Jesus Christ and what the Hungarian freedom fighters were considered “illegal” but murdering, torturing, discriminating and persecuting innocents were considered