The open letter, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," by Martin Luther King Jr., was written to his ministers in a response to their criticism about his actions in Birmingham. ... He defined the different steps of nonviolent campaign and explained how they have been applied to create effective response from the authorities. ... King emphasized on the value of human beings by "helping men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood.... King effectively used arguments based on values, character, and reasons to support hi...

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I believe as King quoted Socrates with, " it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal to the majestic heights of understanding," King stemmed his beliefs and strong arguments from ideas of fellow extremists. When reading King's Letter from Birmingham Jail the first thing that came to mind was how closely related Socrates and King's argument are about "the willingness of accepting the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience o...

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Although not all predictions on the effects of trends are accurate one can always learn something from them. ... It was in his "Letter to Birmingham Jail" that he expressed this type of political action approach the most. This letter was response by King to the white church community leaders who wrote a letter and sent it to several Birmingham newspapers that expressed their concern for having King present at the local SCLC meeting. ... They thought that if King was in Birmingham he would stir up trouble and violence between the citizens and the local police force. King felt their stance on th...

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