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    Letter from Birmingham Jail: Analysis 2 On April 12‚ 1963 King was arrested for breaking an Alabama injunction against demonstrations in Birmingham. He was placed in solitary confinement and on April 16th he read a letter from Alabama clergymen published in the New York Times in which they criticized King and the Birmingham Movement for inciting civil disturbances. King wrote his response along the margin of the paper. The following version has been edited . Directions: Be an active reader by underlining

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    ENC 1102 MWF/11-11:50 March 25‚ 2013 Martin Luther King’s Philosophy of Justice Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was written in response to a public statement of concern and caution issued by eight white religious leaders of the south. His inspiration for writing the letter was the clergymen’s unjust proposals and the letter allowed him to present his rebuttal. In this letter‚ King explains his philosophy‚ which includes his views of “just laws” and “unjust laws.” He also explains

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    Mumley1 Tayler Mumley Professor Marx WSC 01 6 November 2014 Letter From Birmingham Jail Most people know of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from his famous “ I have a dream” speech‚ but what about his letter from Birmingham jail? In the city of Birmingham‚ many civil rights activists organized sit ins‚ marches‚ and protests against racism. These nonviolent demonstrations were coordinated by Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights and Southern Christian Leadership Conference‚ which King was the president

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    Michael Darmozadeh Letter From a Birmingham Jail: Wise and Timely The African-American Civil Rights Movement targeted towards outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans‚ and predominantly focused on creating equality among all individuals. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. particularly was one of the prominent figures of the movement. Due to the presence of injustice in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ King planned a non-violent protest against racial segregation practiced by the city ’s government and

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    Martin Luther King Jr.’sLetter from a Birmingham Jail was written from the cell of the Birmingham jail in the margins of a newspaper; to address the criticisms of eight Alabama Clergyman. King uses pathos‚ logos‚ and ethos to appeal to his readers. In addition‚ to his appeals King uses several persuasive strategies in his response to the attacks on him for his involvement in organizing a non-violent protest to support the civil rights movement. The purpose of this essay is to appeal to readers the injustices

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    about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality‚ tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly‚ affects all indirectly. … Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.” This passage is an excerpt fromLetter from Birmingham Jail” written by Martin Luther King Jr. on April 16‚ 1963. Although this actual letter is addressed to fellow

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    In a "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963‚ King addresses the issue of inequality of citizens in existence in American society and the need for moral responsibility regarding human dignity. The issues of inequality addressed by King in his letter are still prominent in American society today; no longer mandated by law‚ but by the mere existence of custom and racism. Dr. King uses logical appeal in order to explain the difference between just and unjust laws

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    clergyman to act fast and have the people accept them even if the outside of them is stained by a different color in Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr. uses rhetorical devices such as

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    essay‚ “Letter From Birmingham Jail‚” displays how the laws of segregation have affected African-American’s. In this essay‚ King also brings up why he is justified in his preaching about the separation of African-Americans and white people. He uses the rhetorical appeals to ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos numerous times throughout his essay to relay his argument about the laws of segregation and the African-Americans that are being cruelly treated. Martin Luther King Jr.’s essay‚ “Letter From Birmingham

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    Martin Luther King Jr.’s thesis in Letter from a Birmingham Jail states why he is in Birmingham. Though he is not from there‚ he is there because of the many injustices done by the white people towards the black community. Dr. King states that‚ “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”‚ so he is there to help his brothers and sisters stand together. MLK uses appeals to pathos and logos‚ and historical references‚ as well as many other techniques in his letter to the clergymen that criticize

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