I was very impressed with Martin Luther King, JR’s letter from Birmingham Jail. Immediately after reading the first paragraph that you can see that MLK was a very intelligent man. His word choice and the order he addresses each point his fellow Clergymen criticized shows how much education this man has had.
I think MLK was very bold but correct when comparing himself with Christian Prophets of old. Preaching and traveling to different states MLK was reducing racism but being punished for it by being imprisoned and criticized, just like Prophets preaching Christianity.
MLK was a pacifist and believed in non-violent protests; following in the footsteps of Gandhi. It is interesting, I noticed, how MLK takes this approach of passive aggressive approach in his letter. I believe that MLK was very passive aggressive in his letter to these clergymen especially in the fifth Paragraph; “…Your Statement I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations. I am sure that none of you would want to rest content with the superficial kind of social analysis that deals merely with effects and does not grapple with underlying causes.”
MLK can be seen as the voice of a people and I believe that is best represented in this letter. MLK fought for the end of racism and persecution of the African American race. MLK was challenged for his participation in these demonstrations and he gladly answered defending not only himself but his people in this letter.
I think MLK was very bold but correct when comparing himself with Christian Prophets of old. Preaching and traveling to different states MLK was reducing racism but being punished for it by being imprisoned and criticized, just like Prophets preaching Christianity.
MLK was a pacifist and believed in non-violent protests; following in the footsteps of Gandhi. It is interesting, I noticed, how MLK takes this approach of passive aggressive approach in his letter. I believe that MLK was very passive aggressive in his letter to these clergymen especially in the fifth Paragraph; “…Your Statement I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations. I am sure that none of you would want to rest content with the superficial kind of social analysis that deals merely with effects and does not grapple with underlying causes.”
MLK can be seen as the voice of a people and I believe that is best represented in this letter. MLK fought for the end of racism and persecution of the African American race. MLK was challenged for his participation in these demonstrations and he gladly answered defending not only himself but his people in this letter.
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