In Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “Letter to Birmingham Jail,” he uses imagery to further his point of the negative effects of segregation. For instance, King states that you can see, “...the tears welling up in her little eyes…” when he tells a story about how a colored girl couldn't go to an amusement park because it was only for white people. This use of imagery helps the readers see the little girl, recognize the injustice, and feel the girl's pain and curiosity. Similarly, Dr. King also says you can see the “...hate filled policemen curse, kick, brutalize, and even kill your black brothers and sisters with impunity.” Thus, the reader can visualize the physical abuse to negro people as a result of segregation. On the other hand, the Negroes
