I had hoped that the white moderate would understand that law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and that when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress. This simple example from Dr. Kings life is able deeply Over the past few years I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek. If today's church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authenticity, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the twentieth century. In "Letter from Birmingham Jail", King typically uses repetition in the form of anaphora - repeating the same word (s) at the beginning of consecutive clauses. On the basis of these conditions, Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the city fathers. Repetition in "The Letter from a Birmingham Jail" Ethos Example "A just law is a man made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right. 5 I have hope that Mr. Boutwell will be reasonable enough to see the futility of massive resistance to desegregation. I would agree with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all.". I have traveled the length and breadth of Alabama, Mississippi and all the other southern states. Perhaps I was too optimistic; perhaps I expected too much. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court's decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. I cannot join you in your praise of the Birmingham police department. watch them push and curse old Negro women and young Negro girls; if you were to see My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. I hope, sirs, you can understand our legitimate and unavoidable impatience. had, using such eloquent word choice. But what you have to understand is that segregation was so deeply ingrained into the culture of the American South that anyone who spoke out against it could find themselves in serious danger. When there is no alternative, direct action such as sit-ins and marches can create what King calls a tension which will mean that a community which previously refused to negotiate will be forced to come to the negotiating table. experience of a father with the driving phrase when you to motivate his audience to action. But Letter from Birmingham Jail is also notable for the thoughtful and often surprising things King does with his detractors arguments. found surrounding his use of two simple, yet powerful phrases: if you and when you., 2 man approach, right at the clergymen themselves. For there is the more excellent way of love and nonviolent protest. Our first reading on this front was Martin Luther King Jr.'s " Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963). As with the extremist label, Kings position here may take us by surprise, but he backs up his argument carefully and provides clear reasons for his stance. mon, however much it derives its strength from formulaic repetition, is not mere unartistic incoherencey. Let me give another explanation. King announces that he will respond to their criticisms because he believes they are men of genuine good will. You cannot read Dr. Kings words and stay distanced. How does King balance the twin appeals to religion and patriotism throughout "Letter from Birmingham Jail"? While Mr. Boutwell is a much more gentle person than Mr. Connor, they are both segregationists, dedicated to maintenance of the status quo. Write out 2 quotes from "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" that are connected to the term. The purpose of our direct action program is to create a situation so crisis packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. A few signs, briefly removed, returned; the others remained. They have languished in filthy, roach infested jails, suffering the abuse and brutality of policemen who view them as "dirty nigger-lovers." But be assured that my tears have been tears of love. The "letter of Birmingham Jail" was written by Martin Luther King on April 16, 1963. Because segregation encourages one group of people to view themselves as superior to another group, it is unjust. There isn't quite as much of that in "Letter From Birmingham Jail," but it still pops up a couple of times. Paul Tillich has said that sin is separation. In the midst of blatant injustices inflicted upon the Negro, I have watched white churchmen stand on the sideline and mouth pious irrelevancies and sanctimonious trivialities. in Birmingham, Alabama. Like a boil that can never be cured so long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must be exposed, with all the tension its exposure creates, to the light of human conscience and the air of national opinion before it can be cured. Dr. Kings powerful message is directed by his use of you In both passages, the I hope the church as a whole will meet the challenge of this decisive hour. Now, there is nothing wrong in having an ordinance which requires a permit for a parade. But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to think about the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Small in number, they were big in commitment. suffering. By beginning each phrase with these two short, commonplace words, King establishes a pattern Facilities Managment Company. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection. Its ugly record of brutality is widely known. The anaphora "If you were to" (ll. In that dramatic scene on Calvary's hill three men were crucified. inferiority beginning to form in her little mental sky, and see her beginning to distort her MLK referred to him because much of what Socrates taught is foundational to Western society. He decides to own the label, and points out that Jesus could be regarded as an extremist because, out of step with the worldview of his time, he championed love of ones enemies. You can read the letter in full here if you would like to read Kings words before reading on to our summary of his argument, and analysis of the letters meaning and significance. inmates due to religious exercises, something that no man, let alone a priest or rabbi can support There is something powerful in looking at this from a fathers We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. 1 clergymen and their praise of the Birmingham Police, his language is anything but passive: Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity. Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue rather than dialogue. Direct link to sophia.delgado002's post It sounds really unfair, , Posted 3 months ago. Segregation, to use the terminology of the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, substitutes an "I it" relationship for an "I thou" relationship and ends up relegating persons to the status of things. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality. did on two occasions, refuse to give us food because we wanted to sing our grace Negroes have experienced grossly unjust treatment in the courts. The clergy did not agree with the boycotts, sit-ins and protests that landed him in jail. At first I was rather disappointed that fellow clergymen would see my nonviolent efforts as those of an extremist. King found out about this through a news paper that was smuggled in for him to read. He provides several examples of the quiet courage shown by those who had engaged in nonviolent protest in the South. understand why we find it difficult to wait. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. There have been more unsolved bombings of Negro homes and churches in Birmingham than in any other city in the nation. (12). heavily to each of the eight Alabama clergymen still pierces readers today, prompting a need to And Abraham Lincoln: "This nation cannot survive half slave and half free." act. Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with America's destiny. mass experiences of unnecessary and cruel police brutality, to the extremely individual and These are the hard, brutal facts of the case. I suppose I should have realized that few members of the oppressor race can understand the deep groans and passionate yearnings of the oppressed race, and still fewer have the vision to see that injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent and determined action. Was not Martin Luther an extremist: "Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise, so help me God." In those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society. So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. There was a time when the church was very powerful--in the time when the early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. Every day I meet young people whose disappointment with the church has turned into outright disgust. It is also a well-known defence of the notion of civil disobedience, or refusing to obey laws which are immoral or unjust, often through peaceful protest and collective action. information, whether by circumstance or choice, they have remained numb to the struggles in Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. King wrote this open letter in April 1963 while he was imprisoned in the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama. Frequently we share staff, educational and financial resources with our affiliates. And yet the point does not detract tonally from the second half of the . I have just received a letter from a white brother in Texas. By the same token, a just law is a code that a majority compels a minority to follow and that it is willing to follow itself. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter from his jail cell in Birmingham after he was imprisoned during a march for civil rights. Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy and transform our pending national elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. In this sense they have conducted themselves rather "nonviolently" in public. There isn't quite as much of that in "Letter From Birmingham Jail," but it still pops up a couple of times. Two were extremists for immorality, and thus fell below their environment. They will be old, oppressed, battered Negro women, symbolized in a seventy two year old woman in Montgomery, Alabama, who rose up with a sense of dignity and with her people decided not to ride segregated buses, and who responded with ungrammatical profundity to one who inquired about her weariness: "My feets is tired, but my soul is at rest." For that, he was hated, jailed, and eventually murdered. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. Isn't this like condemning Socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? In Letter from Birmingham Jail, King answers some of the criticisms he had received from the clergymen in their statement, and makes the case for nonviolent action to bring about an end to racial segregation in the South. He is Of course, there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience. In "Letter from Birmingham Jail" repetition is used numerous times, the purpose is to make certain words or phrases stand out to the reader. Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. clergymen and let them fully experience what is happening in their country. Perhaps I have once again been too optimistic. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence, but we still creep at horse and buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. As King observes, privileged people seldom give up their privileges voluntarily: hence the need for nonviolent pressure. Extremism doesnt have to mean one is a violent revolutionary: it can simply denote extreme views that one holds. It is custom in public debates, in order to preserve Whenever the early Christians entered a town, the people in power became disturbed and immediately sought to convict the Christians for being "disturbers of the peace" and "outside agitators."' "A Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Analysis. My citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. It sounds really unfair, he was trying to make a point. Society must protect the robbed and punish the robber. We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. Direct link to Rylee howl 457's post But what did he do wrong?, Posted 2 years ago. why he continues to be so. Both Christianity and America have personal significance for King, who was a reverend as well as a political campaigner and activist. In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law, as would the rabid segregationist. negative effects. You may well ask: "Why direct action? Others have marched with us down nameless streets of the South. Other religious figures, as well as American political figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson, might be called extremists for their unorthodox views (for their time). One day the South will recognize its real heroes. Letter from Birmingham Jail: Repetition BACK NEXT This guy knew how to write a speech. Letter from Birmingham Jail is Martin Luther Kings most famous written text, and rivals his most celebrated speech, I Have a Dream, for its political importance and rhetorical power. Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States. It is as if he grabs you by the. The letter is dated 16 April 1963. King uses methods such as repetition, anaphora, syntax, and more. So I have not said to my people: "Get rid of your discontent." This letter was written when he was arrested after peacefully protesting about segregation and how the black people didn't agree with the law. The first, if you, is combined with brutal depictions of the events in Birmingham as We bring it out in the open, where it can be seen and dealt with. repetition of direct personalized phrases blended with clear imagery forces his audience to be 688-695) is meant to inspire his readers to empath The events caused an So instead of the view that law and justice are synonymous, Letter from Birmingham Jail is a powerful argument for obeying a higher moral law rather than manmade laws which suit those in power. clergymen. One is a force of complacency, made up in part of Negroes who, as a result of long years of oppression, are so drained of self respect and a sense of "somebodiness" that they have adjusted to segregation; and in part of a few middle-class Negroes who, because of a degree of academic and economic security and because in some ways they profit by segregation, have become insensitive to the problems of the masses. On the surface, "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is intended for the Birmingham clergymen who published an open letter criticizing the actions of Dr. King and the SCLC. He challenged the unjust economic structures of American business and government. Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail. Interesting Literature is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.co.uk. And now this approach is being termed extremist. After reading "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", ask your students to do a scavenger hunt using the storyboard creator. Martin Luther Kings Letter from Birmingham Jail directed so The struggle, the yearning for equality, the sad effects of I'm afraid it is much too long to take your precious . King expresses his disappointment with the white church for failing to stand with him and other nonviolent activists campaigning for an end to racial segregation. Terribly unfair. But the Christians pressed on, in the conviction that they were "a colony of heaven," called to obey God rather than man. The other force is one of bitterness and hatred, and it comes perilously close to advocating violence. . It was a factor in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Act of 1965, and Fair Housing Act, but did not push for any constitutional amendments. If his repressed emotions are not released in nonviolent ways, they will seek expression through violence; this is not a threat but a fact of history. They are still all too few in quantity, but they are big in quality. 403 likes. I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. The need to get his message about oppression, repression and injustice out to the world. If I have said anything in this letter that overstates the truth and indicates an unreasonable impatience, I beg you to forgive me. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.". I also hope that circumstances will soon make it possible for me to meet each of you, not as an integrationist or a civil-rights leader but as a fellow clergyman and a Christian brother. This emotional advance is a direct, response to the extremely passive and separated tone of the clergyman. Hence segregation is not only politically, economically and sociologically unsound, it is morally wrong and sinful. Ending the "Letter" with his celebration of the black man's perseverance might have made a more fitting and appropriate ending, but Dr. King continues into this final argument, which he acknowledges almost as a post-script: "one other pointbefore closing" (184). Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid. I have heard numerous southern religious leaders admonish their worshipers to comply with a desegregation decision because it is the law, but I have longed to hear white ministers declare: "Follow this decree because integration is morally right and because the Negro is your brother." They have gone down the highways of the South on tortuous rides for freedom. Dr. King, p. 178. You warmly commended the Birmingham police force for keeping "order" and "preventing violence." I felt that the white ministers, priests and rabbis of the South would be among our strongest allies. His famous "Letter from Birmingham" offered a detailed response to the white moderate of his time, rebutting their claims that the direct actions of King's cause, were "untimely" and "unwise". Another inspiration for King was Henry David Thoreau, whose 1849 essay Civil Disobedience called for ordinary citizens to refuse to obey laws which they consider unjust. One of the basic points in your statement is that the action that I and my associates have taken in Birmingham is untimely. Martin In his " Letter from Birmingham City Jail ," Martin Luther King effectively uses . Direct link to Shamel Wilson's post what effects did this let, Posted a year ago. connect with anyone from any culture. When he read a statement issued in the newspaper by eight of his fellow clergymen, King began to compose his response, initially writing it in the margins of the newspaper article itself. But more basically, I am in Birmingham because injustice is here. Martin Luther King concludes his letter by arguing that he and his fellow civil rights activists will achieve their freedom, because the goal of America as a nation has always been freedom, going back to the founding of the United States almost two centuries earlier. When I was suddenly catapulted into the leadership of the bus protest in Montgomery, Alabama, a few years ago, I felt we would be supported by the white church. Before the pen of Jefferson etched the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence across the pages of history, we were here. Dr. King led non-violent sit Who can say that the legislature of Alabama which set up that state's segregation laws was democratically elected? An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with moral law. I hope this letter finds you strong in the faith. I began thinking about the fact that I stand in the middle of two opposing forces in the Negro community. But even if the church does not come to the aid of justice, I have no despair about the future. This is difference made legal. I had hoped that each of you would understand. she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see ominous clouds of The letter is a response to a statement made by eight white clergymen, who criticized the nonviolent protests led by Dr. King and his allies. Socrates was a Greek Philosopher who lived even before Jesus. But the latter consistently refused to engage in good faith negotiation. They were too God-intoxicated to be "astronomically intimidated." I'm not sure on the specifics of King's arrest, but he was arrested because he was a large, central leader in the nonviolent protest. We had no alternative except to prepare for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and the national community. One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty. King answers each of the clergymens objections in turn, laying out his argument in calm, rational, but rhetorically brilliant prose. Throughout the Letter from Birmingham Jail, the repetition of the words "willing" and "disappointment" are often present. But, oh! Direct link to connoroneill2468's post Was anything adressed aft, Posted 3 years ago. Accessed 21 Feb, 2018. This is certainly a legitimate concern. "Letter From Birmingham City Jail" would eventually be translated into more than 40 languages. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored. But again I am thankful to God that some noble souls from the ranks of organized religion have broken loose from the paralyzing chains of conformity and joined us as active partners in the struggle for freedom. It connects with any age group, in any period of history; did it cause any new amendment to be made? opposing parties, but at the parties themselves. In April of 1963, Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. found himself in solitary confinement Just as Socrates felt that 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, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood. In paragraph 15 of his "Letter from Birmingham. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Allusion Essay. From that bypasses logic, affecting the emotions of his audience. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. 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