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    by Josephine Baker and “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ each passionately argues for peaceful protest and equality. Also‚ in order to achieve true freedom one must protest peacefully. To begin with‚ in order to achieve true freedom one must peacefully protest. In the passage “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. argues that it is acceptable to break a law if it an unjust law. According to the text “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in lines 242-246‚

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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

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    Journal #10 Letter from Birmingham Jail November 10‚ 2014 • Subject: Answering several criticisms from the clergymen‚ Dr. King himself addressed why he was in Birmingham and why racial segregation needed to be changed now. He explicitly pointed out that civil disobedience was necessary and timely. He implicitly blamed the Christian church members for not standing up for their fellow brothers and justice; he also displayed disappointment at the leadership of the clergy. • Occasion: The United

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    In “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (King Jr.‚ Martin Luther. Letter From Birmingham Jail: Why We Can’t Wait.)‚ Martin Luther King Jr. writes back to the clergy on his actions and his demand for change and negotiation from a cell in Birmingham jail. In his letter‚ King explains the direct action in the Negro community is a demand for civil change‚ how he is disappointed in the blind eye in the white community‚ and how change is gained through love. King first explains why he is in Birmingham in the

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    America was divided by race and creed. Dr. Martin Luther King was motivated to write this letter by the unjustified violent acts of discrimination‚ imprisonment‚ and physical bodily harm that he and many others had encountered during what was supposed to be a non-violent racial segregation protest in Birmingham‚ Alabama. After being arrested for his part in the protest‚ he penned “Letter from Birmingham Jail” from the confines of his cell. He used examples of well-known religious leaders and their successes

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    Summary /Response to “Letter from Birmingham Jail”   Martin Luther King’s "A letter from Birmingham jail" was written in response to a published statement by eight fellow clergymen from Alabama who seriously criticized King for organization and participation in the protest march against segregation in Birmingham. King’s letter was an attempt to defend himself from these accusations and to criticize white heads and moderators of the church. In the begging parts of the letter‚ Martin Luther King tries

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    Document Analysis: “Letter from Birmingham Jail” This is a letter written by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. while he was being held in Birmingham Jail. He was thrown in this jail for organizing and carrying out a peaceful nonviolent protest on the racial segregation going on in Birmingham. It was one of a number of segregation protests that he was carrying out in Alabama. The main reason why he was holding these protests in Alabama and other southern states is because at the time they were last people

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    In a‚ “ Letter from Birmingham Jail‚”(1963) Martin Luther King Jr. proves that his position in the Birmingham Jail is necessary due to the fact that racial issues affect the nation as a whole‚ not just one particular place. His purpose is to nationalize racial issues in order for all African Americans to achieve equality. With his persuasive tone and the serious topic‚ he provides a solid argument by using pathos‚ allusions‚ and an antithesis. In doing so he outreaches his messages to all United

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    Freshman Seminar 125G  2/20/2015  Michael Leblanc  Dear Mr. King:    I have carefully read your “Letter From Birmingham Jail”. I really admire your  courage and respect your opinion. I especially like one of my favorite quotes “ I am in  Birmingham because injustice is here.”(Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ Page 1) You cannot  ignore the injustice simply because it happens in your sight. So you came to Birmingham and  against the segregation. In my article “The Insufficiency of Honesty”‚ there are specific 

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    Martin Luther King jr. wrote this letter from the Birmingham jail on April 16‚ 1963. The purpose of this text is Martin Luther King jr contradicting the clergymen and explaining the suffering of the Negro lives. His point was to show that black lives are no different than white lives and how both communities are interrelated. As opposed to the clergymen who wanted negotiations instead of direct actions‚ MLK tried to show the need for direct actions to reach negotiations. For example he had said‚

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