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Martin Luther King "Letter to Birmingham"

The civil rights of African-American’s in the 1950’s and 1960’s were in the process of being changed forever. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was at the head of the march for African-American civil rights. One such example, Dr. King writes a letter while in jail explaining the actions taken in Birmingham, Alabama in early April of 1963. This letter has been published in the book “The Presence of Others: Voices and Images That Call for Response.” In the letter, Dr. King uses three appeals (ethos, pathos, and logos) effectively to illustrate the actions taken leading up to his arrest in Birmingham. This letter discusses Dr. King’s views on what was happening in the Civil Rights Movement and why it happened.
Dr. King begins his letter in an interesting way, by stating that he normally does not write about criticisms of his work and ideas, but that he feels the men that made the statements are good willed people, he will try and answer their statements. (Page 142). He probably...

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