From the letter that Martin Luther King Jr. wrote while in Birmingham Jail were very deep in there meaning and strength in regards to the segregation between the White American and the African American community in America.
From these letters the most shocking realization is how although there was no laws regarding the demonstrations that were happening at the time the Black community were still being jailed and mistreated. The police were not treating them as if they were humans, they would set the police dogs on the men and let them sink their teeth into as if they were another animal. As for the young and elderly members of the African American community they would be slapped, kicked and beat. Martin Luther King Jr. in his actions of not being afraid and standing up for his beliefs set a strong foot hold in society that eventually, helped create the freedom that his people have today.
Not only were they treated as if they were animals they were also treated as if they were non-existent. In his letters Martin Luther King Jr. stated that even in communities were the majority of the population were African American, they were still not legally allowed to vote. This makes absolutely no sense what so ever. Why in a community dominated by one race should they not be allowed to vote and let …show more content…
would take into account all of the problems that he was facing not only for himself but also his community, and he would go into an in depth response explanation. He would use a ‘they say, I say’ format in order for him to really access the emotions of the people who he was fighting for and against. An excellent example of this is when they were saying that, for Christianity to have the position it does in today’s society they had to wait around 2000 years. At the same time they also said that time will eventually fix the issues, in which he replied that time can be either destructive or constructive and it is not a certain fix for
From these letters the most shocking realization is how although there was no laws regarding the demonstrations that were happening at the time the Black community were still being jailed and mistreated. The police were not treating them as if they were humans, they would set the police dogs on the men and let them sink their teeth into as if they were another animal. As for the young and elderly members of the African American community they would be slapped, kicked and beat. Martin Luther King Jr. in his actions of not being afraid and standing up for his beliefs set a strong foot hold in society that eventually, helped create the freedom that his people have today.
Not only were they treated as if they were animals they were also treated as if they were non-existent. In his letters Martin Luther King Jr. stated that even in communities were the majority of the population were African American, they were still not legally allowed to vote. This makes absolutely no sense what so ever. Why in a community dominated by one race should they not be allowed to vote and let …show more content…
would take into account all of the problems that he was facing not only for himself but also his community, and he would go into an in depth response explanation. He would use a ‘they say, I say’ format in order for him to really access the emotions of the people who he was fighting for and against. An excellent example of this is when they were saying that, for Christianity to have the position it does in today’s society they had to wait around 2000 years. At the same time they also said that time will eventually fix the issues, in which he replied that time can be either destructive or constructive and it is not a certain fix for