Birmingham Jail Persuasive Speech

In the book March Book One the people of Nashville chose to stage the sit-ins to protest the segregation between blacks and whites. They chose to sit and wait to be serve and they wouldn’t leave until they were served. They had to learn how to protest without violence and spend many hours practicing by humiliating each other and learning how to protect themselves when attacked.

Dr. Kings “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” was a sensational piece of literature from the 1960’s. Although he was in jail for a total of 11 days, his words left a great impact on the history of violence against racial minority groups. He stood up against violence giving everyone else the push they needed to understand what was right and what was wrong.

In a time of suffering and injustice it would take self sacrifice, courage and determination to be truly free. In early May, 1963, Birmingham, Alabama was one of the most racist cities in the United States. With Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Rev. James Bevel's idea and the many brave children to go through with it, that would change quickly. During the time of the Civil Rights Movement, Children's Crusade would be a "pivotal event in the movement." States Kim Gilmore in Birmingham Children's Crusade of 1963. It opened peoples' eyes and inspired others to fight against the cruelty of segregation in the South,

In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter while incarcerated in Birmingham jail to

On April 16, 1963, from a jail in Birmingham, Alabama, Martin Luther King Jr. composed an extensive letter to eight clergymen who condemned the timing of the civil rights movement. Although the letter was addressed to these eight clergymen, the Letter from Birmingham Jail speaks to a national audience, especially King’s “Christian and Jewish brothers”(King, 29). His peaceful but firm letter serves as a remarkably persuasive voice to an immensely chaotic mess, and is seen as a major turning point in the civil rights movement. King believes that without direct action, the full rights for African Americans could never be achieved. He defends the impatience of people in the civil rights movement, upholding that without forceful

One hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation was written, African Americans were still fighting for equal rights in every day life. The first real success of this movement did not come until the Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954 which was followed by many boycotts and protests. The largest of these protests, the March on Washington, was held on August 28, 1963 “for jobs and freedom” (March on Washington 11). An incredible amount of preparation went into the event to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people attending from around the nation and to deal with any potential incidents.

       Martin Luther King Jr's “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was written during his 8 day sentence in jail in 1963. He chose to travel and protest in Birmingham due to the fact that it was widely known as one of the most segregated city in the U.S. The letter not only addresses the issues of unjustly being arrested for being an "extremist" of his approach to the protest, and of the incompetence of the church but its also an appeal for things to be seen from his point of view.

Specific Purpose: To inform and persuade the public of the inefficiency of the justice and prison system, and to offer insight and methods to both reduce the finical burden of this institution on the state and inmate recidivism while simultaneously reviving our communities left ruined by this often racist and unfair institution.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr wrote a persuading letter from a Birmingham jail and I will analyze the letter in this paper. He wrote to the clergymen, or church members, to explain to them that his protests are not “unwise and untimely.” Martin Luther King tries to explain why he was in Alabama. The reason for being in Birmingham was for a non-violent program. He tells the clergymen that he was actually invited to the program. On the first page, paragraph 4, King explains that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” That quote basically means how could someone sit there and know that there are problems going on in society or your community. He says the same thing by stating “whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” I totally agree with King, if there are problems happening how could you continue to watch it happen. A genuine kind hearted person would take action and help. On page two King explains how

Since 1963, there are many movies, shows, books, and poems that are dedicated to this horrific event to commemorate the loss of the four girls and their families. During that time period, it is imperative that we know and understand where we came from and remember the people that dedicated their life to help us get our freedom. In the poem, a mom has to tell her daughter that she can’t participate in the march, but she has to go to church and same goes with the film. Families took their faith very seriously and not going to church was never an

On April 12, 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. composed one of his most famous letters in a Birmingham jail addressing eight prominent Alabama clergymen. This letter known as The Letter from Birmingham Jail has become one of the most important works in the fields of theology and ethics since its composition. In the following essay, I will attempt to provide a brief illustration of the intellectual landscape that King developed over his short life as well as touch major influential experiences that contributed to King’s ethical and theological developments as seen within this prolific letter. This endeavor is not only to satisfy my own curiosity, but more importantly begin to peer more deeply into this legendary prophet in the hopes that I may be able to apply his own theological understandings the context in which we live.

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One kids told their parent, that they wanted to march and stop segregation before their parents die and so they can be free. There were boys and girls of all ages, who were marching in the Birmingham march and fought hard to put an end to segregation for them and their parents.

Remembering The Children’s Crusade, or known as one of the most stupefying events in history, could take anyone back in the days of segregation and great detriment to our own people. On May 2, 1963, a group of student protesters, in which were motivated by Martin Luther King Jr., partook in the 1963 campaign to desegregate Birmingham, Alabama. More than a thousand students skipped their classes and marched to downtown Birmingham using tactics of nonviolent direct action. The first day, hundreds were arrested and taken to jail in school buses and paddy wagons. On the second day, the children were surged with high-pressure fire hoses, attacked by police dogs, clubbed, and dragged to jail. The punishing of the African American race was harsh; when those punishments were mixed with how they protested for civil rights, it only got worse. Not all the time does one stop and realize that some whites felt the need to help out in some ways. Whether they could relate or they just truly had sympathy, these whites helped protest. When someone protests, they are expressing their objection to something. Whether it was more a silent protest or an aggressive protest, punishments to both races were given. During the Civil Rights Movement, white and black protesters were given some rare and extreme punishments for simply standing up for what they believed in.

I apologize for misinterpreting the directions. So, you are asking me to post the speech. The "Letter From Birmingham Jail" is a lengthy speech, which is why i offered a summary (I was wrong). I will with certainty post this speech. I believe I may be suffering from some lingering effects of the brain surgery I had last October.