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In his response to the clergymen, “Letter From a Birmingham Jail,” Dr. King answers their accusations and criticisms in order to create a call to end segregation. He uses his credibility as a civil rights leader and religious figure, as well as his extensive education, to prove sound judgment and successfully show why he belongs in Birmingham.
Reason 1: In his letter, King immediately offers his credentials, explaining that he is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and in Birmingham at the behest of The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
Reason 2: In addition to his position as a leader in the civil rights movement, Dr. King’s vast religious education and upbringing aid him in responding to the clergymen’s accusation that he, as an "outsider," has no place in Birmingham.
Reason 3: King shows that his conscience and his comprehension of justice enable him to distinguish between "just" and "unjust" laws.
Reason 4 (optional): In response to the clergymen’s call for diplomacy, King concedes that this course of action is the ultimate goal of his movement.
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Thesis Statement.
ReplyDeleteIn Dr. King “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” he confronts the eight clergymen with the reality of Birmingham white power structure while contrasting justice and injustice by exposing the corruption in the Birmingham government.
Reason 1. Dr. King was aware of the unjust laws in Birmingham and exposed the way the laws were just to the white power structure but unjust to the African Americans.
Reason 2. Dr. King shows his concern for the people of Birmingham, pointing out the different ways the just laws of Birmingham will cause more Segregation.
Reason 3. Dr. King knowledge of the voting laws of Birmingham enable him to show the 8 clergymen the difference between just laws on the face and unjust laws in its application.
Dr. Martin Luther King demonstrates in the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” facts that might influence the eight white clergymen through well targeted reasoning, providing vivid examples of inhumanity in Birmingham to persuade his audience’s beliefs.
ReplyDeleteTopic sentence 1
In his letter to the eight white clergymen, Dr. King exposes brutal inhumanities the African Americans had endured in Birmingham.
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Additionally, Dr. King reveals facts of injustice against the African Americans that existed in the South.
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Dr. King uses logical examples from the bible to persuade the eight clergymen to see the injustices in Birmingham.
In Dr.Kings "Letter From A Birmingham Jail", King informs the eight clergymen of civil injustices in Birmingham by validating his right to speak on the matter and by appealing to their humanity.
ReplyDeleteReason 1. He wrote the letter in response to a statement made by eight white Alabama clergymen a few days earlier.
Reason 2. Also, "A Call For Unity" which conceded that social injustices were taking place but expressed the belief that the battle against racial segregation should be fought solely in the courts and not taken onto the streets.
Reason 3. Finally , King put forth that direct actions were necessary to achieve true civil rights, and that not only is civil disobedience justified in the face of unjust laws, but also that "one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."
Dr. King wrote "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," to his fellow clergymen to invoke action against segregation by his position as Leader of the Civil Right Movement,defining just and in just laws, and referencing historical figures to support why he was in Birmingham.
ReplyDelete1. Dr. King responds to his reason of being in Birmingham using his credentials as Leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
2. Dr. King exposes the definitions of just and in just laws a few times within the letter and provides examples of each throughout.
3. Dr. King uses various historical figures to appeal to each of the clergymen and their spirituality throughout the essay as to why injustice is wrong.
Dr King wrote "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" to address the eight clergymen in birmingham by using biblical and historical references to make the eight clergymen re-think their ethical position on racial inequality and personal examples to promote sympathy to the African American people.
ReplyDeleteReason 1: Dr king references to the bible and church in the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail".
Reason 2: In addition to, Dr King gives examples of just and unjust laws how the African American people were treated by the white people.
Reason 3:Also, Dr King shows his disappointment in the clergymen by calling out the white moderate.
Reason 4: Finally, he gives person experiences about his daughter and how his fellow African Americans were not allow in certain places.
Thesis: Dr. King composed “A Letter from a Birmingham Jail” to persuade eight clergymen to reconsider the racial injustice in Birmingham by validating his presence there, giving a clear definition of the ongoing injustice and appealing to the clergymen’s values in his argument to incite change in current conflict.
ReplyDeleteReason 1: In his letter from a Birmingham jail, Dr. King offers his credentials, explaining his service as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and his presence in Birmingham as the leader of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
Reason 2: Dr. King defines the injustices by giving examples of inequality, appealing to their idea of basic human decency and explaining unjust laws and why they should break them.
Reason 3: King appeals to the clergymen by using deep emotional language, examples, and sincerity, to successfully persuade the clergymen to believe in his cause.