... in prison he wrote a lengthy letter in response to a public letter from a group of eight clergymen who opposed the non-violent demonstrations that King had lead. The letter, more commonly known as the "Letter from Birmingham Jail •basically consisted of King's arguments, answers, and reasons to the many issues going on in the 60's. In the begging of the letter, Martin Luther king indirectly damns the Clergymen of not being fair in their ... demonstrators. He also condemns them for their concerns of the effects of demonstrations and not seeing the reasons for demonstrations. •I am su...

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• Grade Level: High School