"Letter from Birmingham Jail" By; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Summary:

      In "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is responding to criticism about his nonviolent protest that landed him in jail. This criticism is from his fellow clergymen in the south, who didn't approve of his nonviolent correct action. King explains how the use of the nonviolent action is necessary to show that segregation is unjust, based from fact in the text. He states that segregation is unjust and that African-Americans are not getting the same rights as whites in America. Throughout the essay King deconstructs the criticisms of his fellow religious leaders. King also states that the only way to get things done is through the nonviolent protest. King doesn't intend to hurt anyone, and that there may be a time and a place for a violent protest but he believes that there isn't a need for that.

Response:

          I think that this essay was written very well he was able to show how he felt and what his beliefs are. There is no correct time for a nonviolent protest, there never is. But Kings states how is decision isn't the only one. "I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was "well timed" in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation." I don't think there is any other way to state how his cause isn't the only one. I think that there is no other way to state about what his protests stand for and how nobody but those who are the victims of segregation can understand.