What will be addressed in this paper is some of the things that were going on in the time of Martin Luther King Jr, while he was writing his letter. As well as how some of the others in his time were treated, and how he was a civil rights activist. This paper will also speak to him fight for his rights and the way he lived in his life
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin Luther king was many different things during his life; he was a minster, civil rights activist, and someone who fought against racial segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who fought for the rights of African Americans. He was also the leader of many nonviolent protests, and faced acts involving lots of racism. He also went through many obstacles with the justice system to change the unjust laws back to unprejudiced laws, as well as attempting to change the American slavery into freedom and stop the civil disobedience. Mr. King passed away …show more content…
King started writing a letter while he was in the Birmingham jail, to the clergy men explaining why he felt he was being treated unfairly. He was saying that freedom should be allowed anywhere you go. Mr. King was also a very religious person so he believed that white authority wasn’t what god wanted. He also believed that the blacks should have academic and voting rights along with the whites. Mr. King had believed that conflict created a lot of tension. Mr. King also explained about how he believed that the city of Birmingham had more courage, and believed that they could treat people a lot better. Mr. King was a man who believed in many people. He fought for the civil rights of himself and other people. Martin Luther King Jr. had lots of difficulties in his time such as racism, segregation, white authority, and police brutality. Mr. King still kept fighting for his civil rights. Mr. King will never be