Martin Luther King's Letter From Birmingham Jail

Racism has always existed and has been always affecting our society. Back in the 1960’s, black people were being discriminated by white people, and that’s the reason why Martin Luther King decided to make something about it. He fought for the black people rights and wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in response to the Alabama Clergymen. In his letter, Luther King expressed the obligation of an immediate action against racism, the stupid way of thinking of white people and finally the necessity of stopping this abuse before the non-violent protests become violent.

Luther King’s first statement is about the abuse white people were doing to black people in Alabama. Luther King stated, “ There have been more unsolved bombings of Negro homes

Luther King stated, “ When you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she cannot go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television.” With those words he wanted to express the foolish way of thinking of white people and to show them that their actions are not the right way to treat a human being. Luther King also stated, “ Daddy why do white people treat colored people so mean?” referring to a little kid asking that to his father. With that interpretation he wants to show the abuse and the irrational treatment that white people had against black people with the innocence of a little kid, who doesn’t understand why white people discriminate colored people in that

In his letter Luther King states,” If his repressed emotions are not released in non violent ways, they will seek expression through violence; this is not a threat but a fact of history.” Whit this quote MLK wants to demonstrate two things. The first one is the exceptional way which black people had acted with the non-violent protest, and the second one is to make understand the white people of the consequences that can occur if a change is not made. Also, Luther King states in his letter, “Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The urge for freedom will eventually come.” Meaning that this segregation is going to end, he doesn’t know when, but he knows is going to end. And he is trying to tell the white population to stop it right know, to avoid the violent protests. “There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding despair.” With this other example Martin Luther King wants to explain that black people are also human beings and that it will come the time when patience runs out and their way of acting is going to be