Letter From Birmingham Jail, By Josephine Baker

In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” by Martin Luther King Jr. and the “Speech at the March on by Josephine Baker each article passionately argues about the disadvantages of the black community during the 1960s and about equality and the power of education. In order to achieve true freedom one must make changes through peaceful protest. To begin with in order to achieve true freedom society must make changes through peaceful protest. According to “Speech at the March on Washington” Baker reveals “But I want o take credit for telling you how to do the same thing, and when you scream friends, I know you will be heard.” This means that Baker wants African American’s to protest using their voice not violence. Baker also states “And when I screamed loud enough, they started to open that door just a little bit, and we all started to be able to squeeze through it.” This demonstrates that Baker used her voice to express her feelings in a peaceful way. Baker argued that society can make changes through peaceful protest in order to achieve true freedom.
Based on “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” King states “A law is unjust if it is inflicted on a minority that, as a result of being denied the right to vote, had no part in enacting or devising the law.” This shows that King is saying that anyone has the right to break the laws if those laws are unjust without using violence. King also reveals “My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure.” This demonstrates that King believes that violence isn’t the key to fix problems. King proclaimed that African American must make changes to achieve true