In this letter, Martin Luther King Jr. explains how he felt about justice during that time, and the real reasons why he ended up in jail. The main purpose behind this letter was to respond to criticism and to express agreement to the idea that unjust laws were not laws at all. Martin Luther King Jr was judged by his nonviolent protests described as unwise and untimely.
In this letter, he demonstrated how he believed that nonviolent direct actions were more effective than any other kind of action because it creates an idea of negotiation to confront the issue. The issue here was segregation and the lack of freedom experienced by colored people. He also touched the subject of time, and explained how the people that were being oppressed could …show more content…
It is not fair to pick on a specific group of people because of their race and no having a choice other than accepting all the unjust laws being applied to that community. I imagine that the humiliation experienced by colored people during that time was not a pleasant thing.
It is very important to mention the interest groups that based their goals on supporting one another by sharing educational and financial resources and on ending segregation. Thanks to many of those groups the colored community is treated better, and it is better positioned today in the United States. Some examples of these interest groups were mentioned in the letter by Martin Luther King Jr, such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
Some political implications described by Martin Luther King Jr that caught my attention in this letter are the ignorance of the government and the brutality of law enforcement. He described how police agents in the city of Birmingham treated colored people with cruelty. Honestly, I found it very inhuman how political leaders did not bother to solve these issues, and refused to engage in a “good-faith negotiation” as mentioned by Martin Luther King
In this letter, he demonstrated how he believed that nonviolent direct actions were more effective than any other kind of action because it creates an idea of negotiation to confront the issue. The issue here was segregation and the lack of freedom experienced by colored people. He also touched the subject of time, and explained how the people that were being oppressed could …show more content…
It is not fair to pick on a specific group of people because of their race and no having a choice other than accepting all the unjust laws being applied to that community. I imagine that the humiliation experienced by colored people during that time was not a pleasant thing.
It is very important to mention the interest groups that based their goals on supporting one another by sharing educational and financial resources and on ending segregation. Thanks to many of those groups the colored community is treated better, and it is better positioned today in the United States. Some examples of these interest groups were mentioned in the letter by Martin Luther King Jr, such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
Some political implications described by Martin Luther King Jr that caught my attention in this letter are the ignorance of the government and the brutality of law enforcement. He described how police agents in the city of Birmingham treated colored people with cruelty. Honestly, I found it very inhuman how political leaders did not bother to solve these issues, and refused to engage in a “good-faith negotiation” as mentioned by Martin Luther King