Birmingham

“Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and “Letter to Viceroy: Lord Irwin” by Mahatma Gandhi, each passage argues that “It is justifiable to break an unjust law,” and “Protests using non-violence due to the mistreatment of the Indian people.” In order to achieve true freedom, one must use non-violent means to find a solution. First off, one must use non-violent means to find a peaceful solution in order to achieve true freedom. Based on “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” King…

In this video, students were asked to read and analyze text from the Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. In order to have the students engage in a deeper level of thinking from this text, TJ Hanify(teacher) developed different strategies to keep their interest. First students must read the Letter from Birmingham and create notes from their findings. Students must include the main idea of the author’s purpose and any questions or concerns students might have. The next strategy…

In the passages "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and "Speech at the March on Washington" by Josephine Bake and "form Letter to Viceroy, Lord Irwin" each passage shows many examples of equality, and how non-violence can bring equal rights. To achieve true freedom one most use non-violence means in order to find a peaceful solution. To begin with discrimination people should respect the religion or color of the person and not make them less. Based on the "Speech at…

Letter Read Around The World On April 16, 1963, while Martin Luther King Jr. was in jail for participating in a civil rights protest, he wrote a letter to eight clergymen to plead his case why the protests happening in Birmingham and all over the south were just. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” not only took the clergy by surprise, it took the whole nation by surprise. At the time of the letters publication, the nation was still divided by the Mason-Dixon line but for a different reason this…

Hurley Section E05 The Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. talks about the great injustices happening toward the black community in Birmingham. Martin Luther King Jr uses appeals to emotion in order to justify his desire for racial justice and equality. King Jr states that he's not from Birmingham but he needs to be there because of the big injustices white do toward the black. he feels that by helping the people from Birmingham he is helping the people from…

from Birmingham Jail is one of the most widely recognized symbols of the Civil Rights Movement, along with his “I Have A Dream” speech and the Freedom Riders. In the letter, King described the hardships faced by African Americans and why he is leading a nonviolent protest against segregation. The Letter is an example of direct action, and is important to study in order to understand methods leaders can use to influence change at any level. My initial reaction to reading Letter from Birmingham…

Hundreds of people risked their lives to stop segregation in America in the 1960’s and, finally, they earned their desired freedom. The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis is a historical fiction story that talks about a family that goes to Birmingham and experiences racism. It is an excellent example of an allegory because it relates to America during the Civil Rights Movement in many ways by facing issues that they must resolve or overcome. An allegory is a story, poem…

“Letter from the Birmingham Jail,” a powerful justification of his actions, and worthy request for forgiveness and support from his peers in the church. The subject of racism is serious, so it must be discussed with a serious tone. His ethos as a church and community leader makes him appear as an authority that is trying to do what he thinks is best for everyone. He uses pathos to make the readers empathize with his cause by citing stories of the violence and unsolved crimes in Birmingham, as…

Letter from Birmingham Jail Many years ago, Martin Luther King Jr was sitting in a jail in Birmingham, Alabama for marching against segregation.From his cell he wrote an astonishing analysis of what constitutes a just law and a law. During this time people were protesting to gain equal rights for colored people, to outlaw racial injustices. Slavery had ended after the civil war, however, the life of black Americans had improved a little. Black people were forced to ride in the back of the bus.…

Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” introduced the class to the battle of what is “just” in our lives and what course of action should be taken when unjust laws are being forced upon people. In “Deconstructing Dr. Martin Luther King’s ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’ and the Strategy of Nonviolent Resistance” the authors, Conra D. Gist and Karsonya Wise Whitehead, argue that King’s nonviolent strategy in the Civil Rights Movement was pivotal to the success and equality…