I think that the main point of Martin Luther King Jr's Letter From Birmingham Jail is to clarify the issues that they are trying to address by protesting. The first letter that is received goes over why the clergymen think that the protests are "unwise and untimely." (178). The response by Martin Luther King Jr. address why these protest are necessary and what he thinks needs to be done in order to make peace. He speaks of how the protests are not random and how they are their last resort when it comes to fighting the racial war. The protests are not their preferable source of attention. They would rather take a method along the lines of negotiating, but many won't allow this to happen because they feel it should be white supremacy. I feel the reason for King's letter is to open up to the white community (along with other's) why they are doing what they are doing. They only want to be given the same rights as other's and to "break unjust law openly and lovingly" (183).
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Hi Kaitlyn,
ReplyDeleteWould you say his PURPOSE is to "clarify the issues" and, as you clearly note, "to open up to the white community (along with others)..." while his POINT is that "these protest[s] are necessary and ... in order to make peace...[and]the protests are not random...they are their last resort when it comes to fighting the racial war."