Letter From Birmingham Jail

After reading this piece, many things came to mind and I was able to get somewhat of an understanding of what Martin Luther King, Jr. was trying to say. In this letter, he emphasizes the need for nonviolent action in order to make unjust laws just. He also mentions how its time that everyone be treated as equal. "Past promises have been broken by the politicians and merchants of Birmingham and now is the time to fulfill the natural rights of all people to be treated equal." He says that if nothing gets done with these feelings and absolute needs of the African Americans, there will be violence and mayhem. I also found it interesting that I was reading this letter on the eve of Barack's inauguration speech. It will be interesting to see if he ties anything from Martin Luther King Jr. into his speech.