The Letter from Birmingham Jail
In the letter Martin Luther King Jr. wrote from the “Birmingham Jail”, he emphasizes his intentions to bring justice to any place where people of color were being treated unfairly. During the 1960’s segregation between colored and white folks caused the corruption and injustice throughout the black community. In a quote, King best says, "Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere. Anyone who lives inside the US can never be considered an outsider anywhere in the country"(MLK). King encouraged the fight towards greater change using nonviolent protest. He used tactics such as sit-ins, marches, and bus boycott. In using this strategy, King describes his hopes and efforts to ease racism throughout the letter. This document was well written and thought out to provide the clergyman insight on what King’s motives were towards justice for all.
In the short life that King lived, he was able to bring power to the people through his moving speeches; he continues to impact people to believe in change and equality. In the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail, “ King goes on to say, “We have waited more than 340 years for our constitutional and god given rights”(MLK). This certain quote best describes Pathos; the sense of despair he feels and how he and other African Americans have been victimized to unconstitutional …show more content…
He uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos throughout his letter to the clergymen and to his fellow readers. His method of writing is sincere, and conveying. The emotional aspect is what makes this letter intriguing because people who agree with his vision relates to his feelings; he truly cares for what he believes in and as a man of good faith he thought of ways to voice his and others opinions in a non-violent way. However, sometimes doing the right thing attracts negativity; many people disliked King whether it was for his race or
In the letter Martin Luther King Jr. wrote from the “Birmingham Jail”, he emphasizes his intentions to bring justice to any place where people of color were being treated unfairly. During the 1960’s segregation between colored and white folks caused the corruption and injustice throughout the black community. In a quote, King best says, "Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere. Anyone who lives inside the US can never be considered an outsider anywhere in the country"(MLK). King encouraged the fight towards greater change using nonviolent protest. He used tactics such as sit-ins, marches, and bus boycott. In using this strategy, King describes his hopes and efforts to ease racism throughout the letter. This document was well written and thought out to provide the clergyman insight on what King’s motives were towards justice for all.
In the short life that King lived, he was able to bring power to the people through his moving speeches; he continues to impact people to believe in change and equality. In the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail, “ King goes on to say, “We have waited more than 340 years for our constitutional and god given rights”(MLK). This certain quote best describes Pathos; the sense of despair he feels and how he and other African Americans have been victimized to unconstitutional …show more content…
He uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos throughout his letter to the clergymen and to his fellow readers. His method of writing is sincere, and conveying. The emotional aspect is what makes this letter intriguing because people who agree with his vision relates to his feelings; he truly cares for what he believes in and as a man of good faith he thought of ways to voice his and others opinions in a non-violent way. However, sometimes doing the right thing attracts negativity; many people disliked King whether it was for his race or