MLK Letter From Birmingham Jail

King wrote a letter from a city jail in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was taken several times to jail after being arrested for his leadership in a non-violent protest to stop segregation throughout the United States. King’s was a response from a statement made by eight white Alabama clergymen on April 12, 1963, titled “A Call For Unity.” The clergymen agreed social injustices existed but argued that the war against racial segregation shouldn’t’ be fought on the streets where chaos and problem would happen, they believe it should be dealt in the courts. King responded, that without nonviolent forceful direct actions such as him, true civil right could never happen or be accomplished in any way. King said, “This 'Wait' has almost always meant 'Never.'" King said this trying to say no matter what he does, it will never happen. King also said “That not only was civil disobedience justified in the face of unjust laws, but that one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. Quote from MLK: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Justice too long delayed is justice denied.” King uses frequent allusions and very detail metaphors, to relate to his audience and convey his passion for equality. One Metaphor that connects MLK him to his readers and to help his argument about the racial inequality. For example, he says that the word “wait” to a Negro “has been a tranquilizing thalidomide, relieving the emotional stress for a moment, only to give birth to an ill-formed infant of frustration.” Most of MLK allusions come from Bible versus, so people can relate to it. MLK’s form of propaganda is getting more people to listen to him speak. MLK uses a lot of emphasis on every word by making it larger, bigger and sound more emotional that how he gets his attention. The same way he was able to attract 4,000,000 people to his I have a Dream speech. People care about what he does and what he stands for.