just, and when applied be unjust. Sometimes things are not always as they appear, just or unjust, moral or immoral. King knew he was living in the era of human rights and human freedom. The main obstacle was state power was being used against its own people. The solution was to undo or change the unjust laws through peaceful protests.

unjust on its face and unjust in its application.” He uses parading without a permit as an example. King says a law is unjust if it is inflicted on a minority, when in reality they cannot vote on the law. King says we have a moral responsibility to obey just laws, and a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. He also believes for someone to break the law they must be willing to take the punishment. A person that breaks a law and openly takes the punishment in order to make people aware, are really expressing respect for the law (King 4). It is not new to see the person who breaks an

Lord’ far beyond the boundaries of their home town, and just as the Apostle Paul left his little village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to

freedom beyond my particular home town.” This appeals to the clergymen directly. The use of what they primarily stand for only gives them more of a reason to help end segregation in areas like Birmingham.

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