Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Letter From Birmingham City Jail
This is my first time reading this letter, even though it is outrageously famous. It is intriguing to find that MLK is never rude in his letter- in any sense at all. Even when he is defending his actions or the actions of others, it is very reasonable, and he apologizes if others cannot understand. There is also a sense of sarcasm that i liked in the letter. from the last paragraph on page 292-293, MLK is giving off examples of why african americans are revolting, why they are acting this way- because of all these inequalities. And he adds at the end, "I hope, sirs, you can understand our legitimate and unavoidable impatience."
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Yes, indeed this was a very intriguing letter. Luther and his follower's method of action was certainly not irresponsible or rushed into for they used a process of steps to access the situation and to examine the correct action. The end result was direst action but they also examined themselves further after this in workshops to make sure that their actions were done with the right motives and not out of revenge. I commend Dr. King and his followers for their example of successful nonviolent action.
ReplyDeleteYou could really see where he was coming from in that paragraph you were talking about (end of page 292,293) and to me was one of the most powerful parts of the letter. I can't imagine having to live through that... and on top of it all fight the matter in such a remarkable and nonviolent way.
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