Review of Martin Luther King Jr's, "Letter From Birmingham Jail"
Posted: Monday, February 02, 2009
by Gregory Akerman
Silver Discount Properties, LLC
In "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Martin Luther King strives to justify the need for nonviolent direct action in order to end all forms of segregation and helping the civil rights movement. He wrote there are unjust laws and just laws. He believes segregation laws were unjust because it damages the personality and makes African American lives below the standards given to them by the Constitution. He believes just laws to be laws that are for everybody and it positively affects the group.
He wrote this in response to his fellow clergyman's assertion that breaking the law is not how to achieve equality. King countered that one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. King had hoped that the white moderates would accept the equality of African American people with white society. King writes this letter to persuade his clergymen to remain strong and keep fighting to end racism and prejudice.
Martin Luther King was sent to prison for having a direct action parade and protest in order to advance the Civil Rights Movement. He wrote this letter to his clergymen in order to make them understand that they were breaking unjust laws that needed to be changed, especially after the Supreme Court decision that ended segregation. He wanted everybody to understand that this decision had to be upheld. I believe Luther's actions truly reflect his belief that all people should be equal. His actions also shows his commitment to the movement and the fact that this man was a leader.
Martin Luther King was sent to prison for having a direct action parade and protest in order to advance the Civil Rights Movement. He wrote this letter to his clergymen in order to make them understand that they were breaking unjust laws that needed to be changed, especially after the Supreme Court decision that ended segregation. He wanted everybody to understand that this decision had to be upheld. I believe Luther's actions truly reflect his belief that all people should be equal. His actions also shows his commitment to the movement and the fact that this man was a leader.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Great article, Gregory. I for one believe in equality for all races. I hope and pray for a world one day where people are all of one color and race--at least in their minds. We can't help the color of our skin, but we can certainly improve our hearts and minds. I think Martin Luther King was trying to do that. He was a great man. Now, you may not like this part--but my Bible teaches me to obey the laws of the land and I realize that some laws are unjust. I rant and rave with the best of them when I think a law is unjust; so, I may not be as faithful to my Bible as I should be. I do, however, try hard not to break any laws. And Mr. King was right---there are laws that should and still need to be changed.Thanks for a great article. Keep up the good work.Sandra
An excellent article Gregory, and I can't argue with you on a single point! I grew up in the very segregated south but my parents taught me to never show partiality to anyone because of their color, but rather on their character. I can't think of anything they taught me that I appreciate more than that one.
That you both for the nice comments. Sandra, if a Bible makes a person obey laws; if a person was once a criminal but than becomes a "born again Christian" and thus becomes a good person, I'm all for it. The difference is in our view points. You believe (tell me if I'm correct) that by embracing God the criminal becomes a good person. I believe it's simply a mental issue, plasubo (sp?) effect. The mind is strong, so if you believe your going to be good, you will be good. There is no divine intervention here.
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