(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

letter from a birmingham jail

            For my final essay, I chose a literary analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr. In his essay, Martin Luther King Jr. uses many effective techniques to support his beliefs against racism. King's letter is very persuasive because he makes people imagine themselves in a similar situation. Martin Luther King Jr. did not want a system that would treat his people or people of any color, as second class citizens. He wanted equality for people everywhere and said that "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". .
             Martin Luther King Jr. felt that the best way to liberate African-Americans and gain rights for them was to use nonviolent forms of protest. He wanted to eliminate the use of violence and establish more effective ways of communicating and interacting so that changes could be made. Martin Luther King Jr. felt that direct action would eventually have to lead to negotiations. Dr. King's use of nonviolence also put him and his followers on the moral high ground and made the brutality of racists very apparent. This technique showed people that King felt so strongly that he was willing to suffer for what he believed in.
             Dr. King also shows that he is in touch with the views of his audience, which makes a greater impact on his readers. Marin Luther King does this by using anecdotes to make his readers see the injustice that would continue if there were no changes. This helps his audience feel that they are a very powerful part of this issue and that they can make a difference. Another technique Marin Luther King uses in his writing is imagery because it makes the audience visualize what he has seen. He also uses the innocence of children and family values by telling stories about children. Marin Luther King then goes on to explain about how racism forces a young child to grow up to feel inferior and to begin to hate just because of having darker skin.
             Marin Luther King also addresses people's feelings on the issues that are surrounding Birmingham.


Essays Related to letter from a birmingham jail

1. The Relevance of the Letter from Birmingham Jail

s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is still relevant today. ... The life of a Negro was very hard in Birmingham because little to no one was on their side of the argument to desegregate. ... If someone were to shout a racial slur at a Negro on the streets in Birmingham in 1963, there was more of a possibility of it becoming a group activity. ... Police brutality is the most relevant topic in Letter from Birmingham Jail today, it has remained a very constant issue over the past fifty-two years. ... In Birmingham, the police force used violence to stop the nonviolent protesters; they woul...

  • Word Count: 724
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Civil Disobedience and Letter From a Birmingham Jail

Unjust laws and unjust governmental systems are a common theme in Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience and Martin Luther King's Letter From A Birmingham Jail. ... In King's Letter From a Birmingham Jail he outlines the reasons for the need of the demonstrations in Birmingham. King notes that civil disobedience is necessary for the case of the city of Birmingham. The most obvious influence on King from Thoreau's writing is King's unwillingness to stand back and watch injustice. ... Thoreau served a very brief jail sentence for refusing to pay his taxes, which ...

  • Word Count: 446
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

3. Letter From Birmingham Jail

'Letter from Birmingham Jail' Rhetorical Analysis In April of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama for his efforts in the civil rights movement. ... From his prison cell, King replied not only to the ministers' letter but also to an educated, white, middle-class audience, by writing his response in the margins of the newspaper and on toilet paper (Albert and Hoffman 141). "I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was well timed in the view of those who have not suffered from the disease of segregation," King, wrote in what was later...

  • Word Count: 1903
  • Approx Pages: 8
  • Grade Level: High School

4. Letter from Birmingham Jail

Letter from Birmingham Jail "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" (King 571). Martin Luther King Jr. uses this statement from the "Letter from Birmingham Jail." ... King in his letter. ... King, though did not go too far in his letter. ... In conclusion, I do not think Martin Luther King Jr. went too far in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail." ...

  • Word Count: 334
  • Approx Pages: 1
  • Grade Level: High School

5. A Letter from Birmingham Jail

Katie Uhas September 26, 2014 Letter from Birmingham Jail Change is something that a lot of us are terrified of. ... " As a response, M.L.K. wrote a letter from his cell defending his actions. ... The opening line of the letter goes "While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail" which is already an attention getter. ... I think that the biggest thing to take away from this letter is the way that King talks about the white moderates that we have in society still today. ... The letter that he composed from the Birmingham City Jail is one that will live in infamy due to his...

  • Word Count: 892
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

6. Letter from Birmingham Jail

"Letter from Birmingham Jail" Written documents reflect what has happened. ... Martin Luther King Jr., whose main philosophy on civil disobedience revolved around nonviolence, wrote a "Letter From Birmingham Jail" to eight clergymen informing them of the situation in Birmingham, Alabama, in April of 1963. In this letter King discusses how a law can be appear just, and when applied be unjust. ... Martin Luther King Jr. decided to spend his time in jail writing his letter to the clergymen for support. ... King compared the injustice of the situation in Birmingham to a similar event in ...

  • Word Count: 831
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

7. Letter From Birmingham Jail

"Letter from Birmingham Jail" Written documents reflect what has happened. ... Martin Luther King Jr., whose main philosophy on civil disobedience revolved around nonviolence, wrote a "Letter From Birmingham Jail" to eight clergymen informing them of the situation in Birmingham, Alabama, in April of 1963. In this letter King discusses how a law can be appear just, and when applied be unjust. ... Martin Luther King Jr. decided to spend his time in jail writing his letter to the clergymen for support. ... King compared the injustice of the situation in Birmingham to a similar event in ...

  • Word Count: 831
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

8. Racism and Letter from Birmingham Jail

Martin Luther King Jr. went through many hardships and even did time in jail for the cause he was trying to overcome. ... King went to jail for his cause he wrote his famous "letter from Birmingham". The letter reveals King's strength as a leader and his extent of learning. ... Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is addressed to numerous clergymen who had written an open letter disapproving the actions of Dr. ... Towards the end of the letter Dr. ...

  • Word Count: 732
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

9. Letter from Birmingham Jail

., "Letter from Birmingham Jail,"" p. 900 Throughout Martin Luther King Junior's Letter from Birmingham Jail, it is made evident that time is a constant theme necessary to reference. ... Thus, a majority of the letter is dedicated to expressing a mood of necessity-- specifically how timely his actions truly are. ...

  • Word Count: 433
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question