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    In the Letter From Birmingham Jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr. creates a powerful response to a statements from eight white Alabama clergymen opposing his sit-ins and marches in Birmingham‚ Alabama. In the letter King is defending his peaceful demonstrations and stance on nonviolence. According to the clergymen‚ everyone should live life by common sense and by law and order and feel that the battle for integration should take place in the local and federal courts and not by breaking the law. King agrees

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    of “Letter From Birmingham Jail” The early 1960s was an era of change in the United States. African-Americans led a campaign‚ known as the civil rights movement‚ to gain the freedoms and rights they had been unjustly denied. One of the leaders of the movement was Martin Luther King Jr.‚ a Georgian minister and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He traveled the nation to help lead nonviolent protests and fight discrimination. King’s toughest challenge came in Birmingham‚ Alabama

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    Instructor – Joshua Barnes 7/2/13 The Everlasting Voice of Understanding During the 1960’s of American history violent acts were aimed at African Americans in the name of racism and segregation. In a case such as this one‚ many would seek refuge from the government‚ but to little surprise‚ cries for refuge went unanswered. Making matters worse was the fact that the Government allowed segregation to continue due to legal documents in many southern states. Acceptable forms of oppression were separated

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    ****** Professor ****** Eng 104-13 3/2/2013 “From Violence to Victory” In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” Martin Luther King effectively presented his arguments by using Pathos. King pathos is effective throughout his letter because he makes strong emotional connection with the reader. In the words of St. Thomas‚ Martin Luther King quotes‚ from a jail cell in Birmingham‚ “An unjust law is no law at all” (King). After an affiliate from Birmingham invited MLK into a non-violent action program

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    Rhetorical Analysis of Letter from Birmingham Jail In the spring 1963‚ Martin Luther King was jailed due to his non-violent demonstrations against racial segregation at Birmingham. Eight of Alabama’s top white religious leaders criticized his action as “unwise and untimely‚” and called him an “outsider.” Martin Luther King responded with his own article‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” He explained his reasons in Birmingham‚ and necessities of taking nonviolent direct action in Birmingham. He also persuaded

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    to the advancement of African American people in the U.S.; however‚ in the case of the Birmingham Campaign‚ it was a collective group effort from numerous local leaders and MLK that peacefully protested for‚ and eventually gained‚ the rights that all American citizens deserve. Few mention the efforts of local leaders like Fred Shuttlesworth’s work with Project “C”‚ James Bevel’s orchestrating of the Birmingham Children’s Crusade‚ Wyatt Tee Walker’s organizing confrontations with city officials.

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    Martin Luther King’s Rhetorical Modes in: Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King wrote a letter while in Birmingham Jail‚ this was received on April 16‚ 1963. Months earlier King was involved in a nonviolent direct-action against segregation‚ King was called upon by the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. This nonviolent action was mostly demonstrated through sit-ins and marches along the streets where Negroes showed their aggravation and irritation towards all of the segregation

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    fulfill our inherent duty to our nation by correcting the error that “we” have made. Through the pronoun “we”‚ king evokes a sense of urgency and duty-bound obligation as a concerned patriot to make a change. The question “What can be done?” arises from King’s freshly tilled ground of emotion‚ as he sows the seeds of solution in the now fertile soil of his audiences

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    Martin Luther King uses rhetorical strategies in his speech in order to do many things. These rhetorical strategies can be seen throughout the Letter from Birmingham City Jail by Dr. Marin Luther King Jr. The main purpose of this letter is to fight for freedom and end segregation between the Whites and the African Americans.King utilizes pronouns to include the audience to persuade his audience that as a nation we are all in this together. King says‚ “We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage

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    disregarded upon by a society of superiority. In "Letter From Birmingham Jail" written by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and "Team Names and Mascots" written by Robert Schmidt‚ both King and Schmidt argue the concept that society has dehumanized these cultures‚ leaving them to fight for their rights within a just society. Both King and Schmidt present their ideas and thoughts on the topic through persuasion and analogies. Although in "Letter From Birmingham

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