To understand the letter, one must know from whence it came. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for …show more content…
King says that he is disappointed in the white moderate, and believes that they are the true obstacle in the fight for justice. The shallow understanding by those of good will is much harder to combat than the misunderstanding of those with ill will, or the absolute rejection by those who wish not to understand, according to King.
The actions of King are condemned by his allies in the Clergy as they “precipitate” violence. King rebuts this by comparing it to a man being robbed and condemning the victim for having money which precipitated the robbery. This is both inequitable and illogical. As precedented by societies far older than ours, had always done, the only one who should be condemned and punished should be the