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    1963‚ Rev. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. led 53 blacks on a march in downtown Birmingham to protest the cities segregation laws. The Birmingham police arrested all of the demonstrators‚ including King. This caused the clergymen of Birmingham to compose a letter pleading with the black population to end their demonstrations. This letter appeared in The Birmingham Newspaper where the imprisoned Martin Luther King read it (Amistad Digital Resource). In response‚ King drafted a letter that would end up being

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚” after an unjust proposal made by eight white clergymen. Their claims were to be that no Negro “outsider” should be allowed to establish or lead any protest and should leave them to their local neighborhoods. King replied directly to the clergymen‚ but used religious ties to also have his voice heard in the public. In his counter argument‚ King strategically used logical evidence‚ emotional aspects

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    April of 1963‚ while incarcerated in Birmingham City jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr. wrote an influential letter defending his anti-segregation protests. King had been arrested while participating in a peaceful anti-segregation march although several local religious groups counted on King for support. Since King’s arrest he had time to think deeply about the situation; therefore‚ he decides to reply back to the Alabama clergymen. Who had criticize Martin Luther King because he was simply doing something

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    Martin Luther King was a civil right activist and Christian preacher who expressed the reasons behind the reasons of why african americans were protesting for their civil rights through a letter to the clergymen in Birmingham. King goes on to express his argument by giving an idea on what african americans go through in a society where police brutality and denial of freedom is present in the everyday lives of african americans in Birmingham. He pushes his purpose even further by getting the clergymen

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    Martin Luther King Jr Prominent leader for the African American Civil Rights Movement was imprisoned on April 12th‚ 1963‚ for the actions he committed against the law‚ purposefully breaking the laws at the time through acts of non-violence to propose a future of a non-segregated United States of America. Following Dr. Kings imprisonment‚ a group of eight clergymen had sent an open letter out‚ formally known as “A Call for Unity” to criticize whether his actions were suitable for others and himself

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    English 115 M L K – Letter from Birmingham Jail On April 16‚ 1963‚ from the jail of Birmingham‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. wrote an extensive letter to eight clergymen who attacked his work for civil rights in a public statement released on April 12‚ 1963. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. aimed this letter at those eight leaders of the white Church of the South. However‚ the eight clergymen’s letter and the response from Martin Luther King‚ Jr. were publicly published. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. wanted to convince

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    Martin Luther King was a well-known American Baptist minister and activist of the 20th century. In 1963‚ King was captured and imprisoned for demonstrating without permit in Birmingham. In the jail cell‚ he wrote the “Letter from Birmingham”‚ which would later become one of the most influential pieces of writing‚ to send a message not only to the eight clergymen but also the Americans about the cruel reality of segregation. In the letterKing used many biblical references‚ historical references

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    violence‚ but I believe that communication is necessary. Communication would help everyone throughout the world. Martin Luther KingLetter From a Birmingham Jail was a published statement by eight fellow Clergymen from the state of Alabama who awful criticized King for organizing and participating in the protest march among segregation in Birmingham. King’s letter was an attempt to defend himself from

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    pledge the country stood divided by the color of an 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

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail” Reading Response Martin Luther King‚ Jr. a civil rights activist that fought for the rights of African Americans in 1963. King organized various non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham‚ Alabama that resulted in his arrest. While in jail‚ King received a letter from eight Alabama clergyman explaining their concern and opposition to King and his non-violent actions. This letter occasioned his reply and caused King to write a persuasive letter "Letter from Birmingham Jail

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