My question is, how could these bastards get away with this for so long? How could they have possibly justified slavery and segregation, with the whole world just looking on, ignoring? These so-called clergymen of the time were total hypocrites, as MLK put it mildly, I believe for the sake of peace. I don’t know if some of us living now would be able to handle living in that part of the world at that time. You know, we all know that there has been racial and religious discrimination and segregation throughout history from the early Christians to the Jews extending to Africans and blacks around the world, and we all know about the civil rights movements in the United States in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, but MLK’s essay shed a light on how the situation really was during that period it actually gives us a taste of what it was really like to be a black person in segregated America. I noticed that he addressed his critics as “My dear fellow clergymen.” I think that this shows that, being a clergyman himself, he places himself on an equal footing as his critics, that he is indeed one of them and not less than, and this is a powerful evocation. King, under the most trying of circumstances, proved this is no excuse. Too often political opponents cite seemingly insurmountable differences as an excuse for poorly articulated ideas and simplistic debates. One of the gifts of this essay is that it was created out of political conflict. By taking the time to answer his critics (or persecutors, as he is in prison) with patience, logic and intelligence, as opposed to retaliating with more rhetoric, he creates a work that transcends it original purpose and becomes a meditation on injustice. King understood his audience, and constructs a reply that not only addresses their criticisms, but also elevates his cause. In a deliberate tone, King categorically responds. These people shamelessly called King an extremist, and questioned the urgency of his call for racial equality. I know he was smart, but I never imagined he was this smart. King had an extraordinary way with words. King composed this essay as a response to eight Southern Christian ministers who wrote a letter to the newspaper criticizing King’s nonviolent protests and urging him to let the battle over segregation be settled in the courts.Īs it turns out, Dr. From that time, I figured that MLK was deep, but after reading this essay, I see that he was much, much deeper.ĭr. Why isn’t this a required reading in all our African high schools? When I was a kid, my dad used to drive us to Mombasa and back during vacation time, and he would make us listen to MLK’s “I have a dream” speech the whole way there and the whole way back. In Kings Letter From a Birmingham Jail he outlines the reasons for the need of the demonstrations in Birmingham. Martin Luther King Junior (MLK) is that it must be one of, if not, the most profound documents I’ve ever had the pleasure to read. Sale! Jesus Storybook Bible, The $19.99 $14.My first impression after reading The Letter From Birmingham Jail by the late Dr. Sale! Brothers, We Are Not Professionals $14.99 $12.00 Add to cart.Sale! Faith Pointes $18.99 $17.99 Add to cart.Contemporary Issues in Biblical Perspective $42.00 Add to cart 1 viewer 33.6K views Letter from Birmingham Jail (HarvardX) Lyrics My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my.Christian Manhood Illustrated $19.00 Add to cart.Please note: When ordering multiple copies or titles, the cost of shipping will be adjusted and the excess refunded to your credit card. There is limited stock available as the book is officially out of print. maintained a respectful, assertive, and persuasive tone throughout. Peter Lillback, Letter From Birmingham Jail takes its place as one of America’s most valuable and noteworthy manifestos of not only the civil rights movement, but also of our nation’s ceaseless journey to preserve its enduring freedoms.” – Providence Forum Press In his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. Now fully annotated and footnoted by historian and bestselling author Dr. As a little known, yet unfathomably profound epistle amplifying theological truth and the historical significance of America’s civil and religious liberties, the breadth of knowledge, the penetrating insight, and the grasp of historical thinkers and their specific words revealed in this letter are nothing less than a testimony to genius. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter From Birmingham Jail was penned on scraps of paper, without any reference materials, in a barren jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, in April of 1963.
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