As I read , Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” I feel a great sense of sorrow and shame . For those people of , Both , Present and the Past , that exhibit such hate and prejudice against their fellow man . Dr. Martin Luther King's letter is a response to the criticism he received from the , "white moderate", pertaining to his use of nonviolent protest in an attempt to attain racial equality . Martin Luther King , expresses exactly why he and his followers are performing these nonviolent protests . Dr. Martin Luther King , stated a list of true yet unbelievable awful events that happened day-to-day to African Americans .
He is quoted and saying “I am trying to build up black people’s morale, self-confidence and self-reliance to show them that the Jesus I’m talking about is real”. (Ebony) In the Philadelphia Daily News, he concluded: “The Bible says, ‘Faith without works is dead.’ That is just another way of saying: Put your money where your mouth is”. Reggie White life came to an end on December 26, 2004. During his time with us he earned great with fame and glory. But most importantly he had a deep personal relationship with the Lord.
He continues to say that while the protests were unfortunate, it is even more unfortunate that the black community was left with no other alternative action. [624] He explains the steps of any nonviolent campaign and how they appropriately took all these steps before taking action. He says how resistant the white leaders of Birmingham were to negotiations and how they tricked them into believing broken promises. [625] He explains the logic behind the timing of this protest and how they chose the Easter season due to economic withdrawal and added pressure. The mayoralty election was also a factor in the postponing
He soon found himself wrongfully imprisoned and kept in a small jail cell. While in jail, King received a letter filled with criticisms from eight white clergymen. The religious leaders stated that King’s presence in Alabama was “unwise and untimely.” They also scolded him for breaking the law and causing tension and violence. While King was imprisoned he wrote “Letter
King does not take insult to the clergymen’s criticism but he gently counter argues every point they bring up. Letter from Birmingham was a great response to Dr. King’s critics about his actions in Birmingham. He does a great job appealing to their emotions, religious beliefs, and uses logic to answer all their questions. He was an advocacy for equality and fought to his last breath to make sure that the blacks would get the same treatment as
What hurt me more: your absence or your silence” (Wiesel 1). At the end, Elie is not that little 12 years old boy who thinks God is everything anymore, he becomes angry and disappoint at God for not protecting His people. Elie’s faith is not pure anymore compare in the beginning of the novel. “Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them,”(Mahlia Jackson). Faith can plays a really big role in people’s soul and helps people go though their life.
Jennifer Smith Prof Franco 3/26/2011 Engl 1213 Standing up One of the most known advocates for equality is Martin Luther King Jr. He’s had some of the most moving, convincing and change inducing speeches of all time. His “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is no exception. King wrote the letter from a Birmingham jail cell in April on 1963 following his arrest for public demonstration. In the beginning of the letter, King describes his reason for writing the letter as a response to the Clergymen’s statement calling his “present activities unwise and untimely. ” (King).
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" on April 16, 1963 to express his views against unjust laws, which discriminated against him others. In the beginning King explains that he is in jail and is taking in the things he has been criticized for. At the time King was extremely aggravated by the way the church, especially the white clergy who was not in support of the religious civil rights movement. He wrote this letter as a response to the church’s separation of holy and worldly matters concerning his cause. The letter then talks about why King was in Birmingham.
Change I support Will Campbell’s statement, “I’m pro-Klansman because I’m prohuman being.” Will shows a change in religious, cultural, and racial position from before Jonathan Daniel’s death. From a young age on through his thirties, Will Campbell believes strongly in fighting for the Civil Rights Movement while neglecting the racist whites. However, after his friend Jonathan is murdered, he comes to the conclusion that everyone is a bastard, and God loves everyone, even the KKK and other racists. The change in religious beliefs allows his civil rights work to extend to white racists as well. He understands how they are children of God too.
When I compared Martin Luther King Jr’s use of Christianity with Aung San Suu Kyi’s use of Buddhism, I admired their use of nonviolence to bring peace among their people. Today, in a world that is filled with terrorist groups and so much violence, I wish we could have more influential people like both of these writers. In King’s Letter to Birmingham, he wanted the clergymen to understand that the Negro people were being not being treated like they should. In this letter he wrote about the differences of being just and unjust. He wanted them to know how oppressed the “black” people were with the injustice at that time.