In his letter, King first sets the stage by writing his letter in the open to the eight white ministers in …show more content…
King associates himself with every black person dead or alive to make a point that segregation does not pass away or end just like the end of one generation or another. King points out the injustice that white folks have inflicted on blacks, and the injustice timelessness has reached its limit. Because “…when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim” (King, 12). “When you have seen hate-filled policemen curse, kick, brutalize, and even kill your black brothers and sisters with impunity” (King, 12). It portrays how black people are disgust of the “wait,” with injustice, brutality, and segregation towards their community. King uses “when you have seen your” to stress why the black community cannot longer wait. King uses pathos to evoke his audience emotions, and to point out the issue of racial segregation has existed for decades and