Letter From Birmingham Jail

Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a letter to the clergy of Alabama to address their criticism of his work concerning what would become know as the Civil Rights movement. In this letter, he addresses their perception of him as an outsider, and his cause, to be untimely.
Dr. King tells the clergy that he is in Alabama because of the injustices committed not only towards black people, but that any injustice towards one group is a threat to justice for any group (Birmingham 1963). He takes a stand and challenges the clergy to take seriously, the need for everyone to band together and fight for a common cause. Dr. King challenges the clergy to use its power to alert the society to its wrongdoings and to help create change. Through the concept of systems theory, Dr. King argues that we as human beings are all tied together and that whatever happens to one affects everyone else (Lecture 10/14/03).
This letter is very relevant to this course because its focus is on human behavior in ...