Birmingham

Martin Luther King Jr., a remarkable pastor, activist, humanitarian, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, wisely says, “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, a case confronts the dusty town of Maycomb when a white woman, Mayella Ewell, accuses Tom Robinson, a black man, of raping her. Evidence shows…

Race. It is a word that is associated with many thoughts, emotions, and arguments. Building upon how people looked at things back then those arguments could have been both bad and/or good. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham, he justified the tragedy of how inactive the white moderates, or clergymen, were compared to the white segregationists who wanted to see more people come together while doing what was right. Hand in hand the white segregationists were more stimulating when it…

On April 4, 1967, a speech was delivered at a church in New York City by Martin Luther King Jr.. He successfully persuaded many people to believe in what he was standing for. How did Dr. King build this unbreakable speech and persuade so many? Martin Luther King Jr. uses diction, logic, and the appeal to emotions to build his argument and persuade his audience that the American involvement in the vietnam war is unjust. Throughout Dr. King’s speech was the careful placement of word choice. It…

Martin Luther King Junior. While protesting in Birmingham, Alabama, King was arrested on the charge of parading without a permit and detained in the local jail. During his less than luxurious stay, he wrote his “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. The purpose of this message was to clearly lay out the process, display the importance, and illustrate the demand for Nonviolent Direct Action when negotiating civil rights for the non-white citizens of Birmingham; he additionally argues that one must take…

The summer of 1963 was crucial for Blacks in Alabama, because there was so much violence and racism. That is why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. decided to go down to Birmingham, Alabama and lead a peaceful anti-segregation march, trying to get the Jim Crow laws over turned. During so he was arrested for not having a parade permit. While Dr. King was in jail, he received a letter from several local clergymen which was full of criticism of Dr. King and his supporters. In return, he wrote a letter…

writings was Letter from Birmingham Jail. The letters documented why he had been in Alabama and why he was in jail. Another dramatic work that demonstrated the cruel abuse African Americans endured was The Train from Hate. The story documented John Hope Franklin and his family in Oklahoma when they were mistreated just because of the color of their skin. There are a considerable amount of differences and similarities between Dr. King and Mr. Franklin.…

Through the Eyes of Martin Luther King In the Letter from Birmingham Jail, the writer, Martin Luther King, is thought to be addressing the clergymen of Birmingham, because of how he confronts more than one group of people. I believe he is addressing the entirety of one race, the whites of the world. “I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate” (470). He then goes on to describe the white moderate as people who prefer ‘a negative peace’, and constantly advises the blacks to ‘wait…

have, for instance, already conquered life themselves. For me when I am in one of these situations I look for wisdom from one of my longtime heroes Dr. Martin Luther King jr. My favorite quote comes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s A Letter from Birmingham City Jail in which he says with a fierce conviction that shallow “understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright…

The Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King persuades the white moderates to take his side because of his use of support. In the letter King talks about Hitler and this scares the white moderates into supporting him. King critiques the churches, this is something no one does at this time period. He talks about something all moderates can relate to Jesus. All of Kings support relates to his audience the white moderates to attempt to persuade them to his side. Supports his cause by…

Introduction Before taking this class, I had never taken any other philosophy class. Since I had not taken any other philosophy classes, I did not know what to expect. Being a 400 level class, I felt that it would be extremely difficult for a first philosophy class. However, I did not find it to be that difficult at first. The first half of the semester was fairly easy because I had previous knowledge in the areas we covered. The second half of the semester on the other hand was a different…