Letter from the Birmingham Jail written on the 16th of April 1963, by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This letter comes from the time in which Martin Luther King, Jr. was incarcerated in the Birmingham jail after participating in a nonviolent protest fighting against segregation of blacks and whites.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote this letter with the purpose of, defending himself and the tactics he used during the civil rights movement but more specifically the nonviolent resistance that he participated in. A key goal of the letter was to defend him and many others who were fighting for the end of segregation as a whole in nonviolent resistances, In the letter King defended these nonviolent resistances as a morally justifiable and effective way of dealing with racial injustice in the country at the time. Many times throughout the letter he relates these ideas to his Christian faith and the ideas of nonviolent activists such as “Mahatma Gandhi”. On top of justifying his nonviolent protest to help fight against segregation, he also uses the letter as an opportunity to clarify many of the goals of the civil rights …show more content…
In the letter, he said many optimistic phrases, some which included “I have no despair about the future”. I have no fear about the outcome of our struggle in Birmingham.” On top of this optimistic outlook on the future, he also stated"Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities." This shows Martin Luther King's attitude towards segregation and how it only matters a time before the get equality for everyone and how he never doubted even when he was in prison still kept his positive
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote this letter with the purpose of, defending himself and the tactics he used during the civil rights movement but more specifically the nonviolent resistance that he participated in. A key goal of the letter was to defend him and many others who were fighting for the end of segregation as a whole in nonviolent resistances, In the letter King defended these nonviolent resistances as a morally justifiable and effective way of dealing with racial injustice in the country at the time. Many times throughout the letter he relates these ideas to his Christian faith and the ideas of nonviolent activists such as “Mahatma Gandhi”. On top of justifying his nonviolent protest to help fight against segregation, he also uses the letter as an opportunity to clarify many of the goals of the civil rights …show more content…
In the letter, he said many optimistic phrases, some which included “I have no despair about the future”. I have no fear about the outcome of our struggle in Birmingham.” On top of this optimistic outlook on the future, he also stated"Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities." This shows Martin Luther King's attitude towards segregation and how it only matters a time before the get equality for everyone and how he never doubted even when he was in prison still kept his positive