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    Letter from Birmingham Jail is an open letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. on April 16‚ 1963 from Birmingham jail.Where he was confined for his part in the Biringham campaign.Birmingham campaign was a planned‚non-violent protest campaign against racial segregation in Birmingham.It has been known since time immemorial that people seeking social justice have used various rhetorical strategies appealing to their opponents. In this letter MLK jr. has appealed to the Aristotelian persuasive strategies

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    individual’s skin. Martin Luther King JR. was one American who believed in this pledge and made it his mission in life to see to it that indivisible‚ and justice for all was not only a nice theory‚ but ultimately a true reality. King was often criticized and even jailed in his pursuit for equality for all Americans. While being detained in a Birmingham jail King wrote a poetic response to an article written by some Southern clergymen explaining what led up to him being arrested and put in jail. In his powerful

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    Martin Luther King Jr. UNIV 103 – 1407- AGWFE James Williams AIU Certification of Authorship: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its presentation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas words either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me especially for this course. Student Signature: Lushonda Attaway Martin Luther King Jr This author selected

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    David Thoreau’s essay “Civil Disobedience”‚ Martin Luther King wrote his most famous essay; “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” In the times of Henry David Thoreau there was only one topic of politics in the United States‚ slavery. Many southerners wanted to keep slavery while many northerners were against it. Henry David Thoreau was a white northerner that was against slavery‚ and he was willing to go to jail for it. He proved that in writing his famous letter. In the letter Thoreau describes what it means

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail” “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was written on April 16‚ 1963 by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It was written in response to the objections of white southern men. This letter explains Martin Luther Kings’ actions and tries to clarify and explain his protest for desegregation was necessary and definitely not untimely. The letter explains why he was in jail‚ the wrongful acts against African Americans during the civil rights era‚ and the use of direct action to make a difference

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail In the Letter From Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tells the story of injustice in Alabama during the civil rights movement. He presents this story in the form of a letter in which he shares his arguments and analysis as the leader. This paper will review Dr. King’s criticism he got from other people as well as his structure of the letter‚ and will evaluate the quality of Dr. King’s letter and focus on the goals he wanted to accomplish. The “Letter From

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    English 9/Period 2 18 October 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. One name changed the face of America. One man had an ambitious dream. That man was Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed that one person could change everything. MLK Jr. was the most important man in the Civil Rights movement. He experienced racism at a very young age and later was the biggest contributor to the Civil Rights movement until his life came to an abrupt end. Martin Luther King was born January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta

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    03-21-2013 Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in response to his fellow white clergymen who criticized his actions that landed him in jail.  He used Biblical examples to show that his nonviolent actions were necessary for African Americans to move forward in this country.  This letter was mainly directed to those religious leaders who have the power to do something about segregation but don’t.  The purpose is to hopefully get the backup from powerful

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    Thoreau’s “Resistance to Civil Government” and Martin Luther KingJr.’sLetter from a Birmingham Jail.” The style‚ technique‚ and reason that each author used were intentional towards their cause. During the middle of the 1840’s‚ abolitionist Henry Thoreau was placed in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax. He wouldn’t agree to a tax that he believed supported slavery and spent his evening in prison writing the famous “Resistance to Civil Government” essay. Mr. Thoreau did not act out or become

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Martin Luther King Jr. As he states in the title‚ in a Birmingham‚ Alabama jail. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed because he participated on a nonviolent protest of segregation in public places such as lunch counters and public restrooms. During his jail time‚ Martin Luther King Jr. read a criticism about a protest made by a group of white ministers‚ accusing King of being an outsider‚ of using extreme measures that incite hatred and violence‚ that his

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