Letter from Birminham Jail

Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was a very interesting little piece of writing. I never knew that there was such a specific hot spot for racism and segregation. It really taught me a lot about Birmingham in specific, and a lot more about the mentality spreading through the South like wild fire. It's strange to think that all of this happened just one generation ago. It seems like the world has come so far since then, and a lot of it is attributed to Martin Luther King's actions. The letter really caught my attention with it's bizarre perspective, King writing from inside Birmingham jail. Even while he was imprisoned he was speaking out for equal rights and a stop to the injustices. The statement written by the Alabama Clergymen was trying to quell the activist movements, but this letter completely flipped it on its ear. By giving lesser thought of sides of the story King was able to spread his message to those who did not understand what he was trying to say. In my opinion, the perspective of being behind bars gave King's argument a raw and completely unquenchable passion that showed that he would not stop until equal rights were granted and racial injustice had ceased.