Martin Luther King 2

Martin Luther King Jr., one of the greatest speakers for the Black
civil rights movement, had written many great works in his time. Two of his
pieces stand out as his greatest works, Letter from Birmingham City Jail; a
letter written from a jail in Birmingham where he was arrested for
demonstrating peacefully, to clergymen who didn't agree with his views, and
I Have a Dream; a speech given by King in front of the Washington Memorial
at a huge civil rights tea party. Both works convey the same message: the
time has come where Black Americans will not stand for civil injustices any
longer. The way in which the works are written, however, are different, for
one is a letter, to be read by a few, and the other is a speech, to be
heard by many.
A Letter from Birmingham City Jail is exactly that; it is a letter
King wrote to a group of clergy members who disapproved of his actions in
Birmingham City. The fact that this is a letter is blatantly apparent right
from the beginn...