Jesus Duran
Professor Rodolfo C. Villarreal
History 1302
October 9, 2015 “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Letters from Birmingham jail is a letter that was written by Martin Luther King Jr. on April 16, 1963 from a jail in Birmingham, Alabama. This is where King was arrested for participating in a peaceful march in which he did not have a parade permit. Martin Luther King Jr. was very upset because the church and the “white people” were not supporting the religious civil rights movement. King was in Birmingham because he was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference by which the organization was associated with 85 others in southern United States. In this letter he wrote mostly about morals and justice. In which he also argues that we need to be able to stand for what we believe and in protecting the rights of all people. …show more content…
In which he explains that he organizes non-violent actions and that his only intentions is to keep the march as peaceful as he can. In addition, King insists that black man have waiting for years to have justice and be treated equally. He also adds that his people have been abused for years and until that point there were still being treated with the same abuse. King also points out that the type of abuse his people are suffering is not being able to go to an amusement park because of their skin color and he explains his experience in having to explain why they can’t go to an amusement park to his daughter. This is the reason why on this letter he describes segregation as
Professor Rodolfo C. Villarreal
History 1302
October 9, 2015 “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Letters from Birmingham jail is a letter that was written by Martin Luther King Jr. on April 16, 1963 from a jail in Birmingham, Alabama. This is where King was arrested for participating in a peaceful march in which he did not have a parade permit. Martin Luther King Jr. was very upset because the church and the “white people” were not supporting the religious civil rights movement. King was in Birmingham because he was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference by which the organization was associated with 85 others in southern United States. In this letter he wrote mostly about morals and justice. In which he also argues that we need to be able to stand for what we believe and in protecting the rights of all people. …show more content…
In which he explains that he organizes non-violent actions and that his only intentions is to keep the march as peaceful as he can. In addition, King insists that black man have waiting for years to have justice and be treated equally. He also adds that his people have been abused for years and until that point there were still being treated with the same abuse. King also points out that the type of abuse his people are suffering is not being able to go to an amusement park because of their skin color and he explains his experience in having to explain why they can’t go to an amusement park to his daughter. This is the reason why on this letter he describes segregation as