Prejudice and Discrimination Depicted in "Graduation", "Myth of a Latin Woman", and "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

    On Martin Luther king's letter that he wrote in Birmingham  jail he told his Fellow Clergymen he made a campaign in where they are going to follow 4 steps in order to get their Civil Rights without violence. Him and his followers are getting tired of waiting in order to get their Civil Right. And the promises that the leaders of the economic community broke. On paragraph 3 it says,” In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps :1) collection of the facts to determine whether injustice are alive;2)negotiation;3)self-purification;and 4) direct ation. In Martin Luther King Jr. campaign instead of using violence they use something else.In order to get their Civil Rights.Because he want his fellow Clergymen to not think that everything has to be dealt with violence. Also on paragraph 7 it says, “We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God Given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jet like speed towards the goal of political independent, and we still creep at horse and buggy pace towards the gaining of a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. This quote explains that they

In paragraphs 12-14 of “Letter From Birmingham Jail”, Dr. King begins addressing the clergymen’s belief that the peaceful demonstrations conducted by him and his associates were untimely. King starts answering questions frequently heard by opposing or moderate forces, as well as essentially denouncing the resistance to desegregation. King then introduced the relationship between the oppressor and the oppressed; concluding that the oppressor is not inclined to act on things that do not directly affect them. Therefore, providing a platform of his argument as to why blacks could no longer wait to be given their basic human rights. Action needed to take place because fair treatment was no longer a hope to be given, it had to be taken.

He does not want sympathy from the audience but, understanding and action to take course. That his nonviolent demonstrations caused no harm but, tried to call attention to the issue of racism and injustice. Before King ends his letter he reminds his audience, the eight White religious leaders of the South, that they commended the polices’ behavior. The behavior of using excessive force and allowing dogs to bite and harm six unarmed, nonviolent African Americans. King used this as a reminder of how unjust the African Americans were treated and how different their treatment is to the treatment towards White people.

Martin received more support from many people and had more power in the year 1963. Martin chose peaceful protest movements, which led to ending segregation in Birmingham. Martin and Fred Shuttles-Worth were arrested because of defiance, and they were separated. Then all Martin’s supporters voluntarily chose to arrest themselves. They showed the government that they were not scared to go to prison because they saw that going to prison was a sign of the government 's dishonesty. They were following Martin to prison to stand in solidarity with him. Martin said, “Punish me. I do not deserve it. But because I do not deserve it, I will accept it so that the world will know that I am right and you are wrong,” (King 25). White police were confused why the black people wanted to go to the jails because all the prisons were full. The black people were saying that they did nothing wrong and they are good people, but the

The civil rights movement has caused many issues for African Americans, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. writes “Letter From Birmingham Jail” as a response to the clergymen who share a different view with segregation. King placed his views from the idea that everyone is equal, rather than one is better because of their skin color. His letter from Birmingham jail shared many points, with the ending of segregation being the main goal. With his familiar clergymen with disagreements, he rebukes their letters with his take on the civil rights movement. His letter has an amazing pull from different views that unites America as one. Dr. King uses incites from the black community to share their side of segregation, while also presenting an argument using ethics, facts and emotion that establish his letter as unique.

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

He was an African American Baptist minister who followed Mohandas Gandhi's beliefs. He fought against racial discrimination toward colored people. He wanted to end segregation in our society. In doc 2, Martin encounters discrimination when he is arrested along with two hundred eighty other students. Martin said,”I would extend an appeal for volunteers to serve”(doc. 5). He means he wants people to join him for equal rights. In Doc 5, Martin would tell his volunteers to give up all weapons that they had in mind. When he said no weapons,he meant it you couldn’t even use a toothpick. King’s success in coming together was such an impact that people were not frightened and they didn’t resist arrest (Doc. 8). That led to many people going to the sheriff's office and turning themselves in and being upset if they weren’t arrested. King was arrested 37 times and jailed 14 times (Doc.

King had a vision that one day all races would be treated equally. Being the educated man that he was, receiving his Doctorate from Boston University, Dr. King never saw failure as an option. King was a third generation Baptist Minister and was the Leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Dr. King was from the South and was very familiar with the city of Birmingham which was known as the most violently segregated city in the United States. An affiliate of Dr. King’s invited him to Birmingham to engage in a nonviolent protest to which he agreed. During the nonviolent protest Dr. King was arrested for protesting without a permit. While in a Birmingham County jail cell Martin Luther King explains issues within the past day’s society that needed to be addressed including the church, the white moderates, and how he had been labeled an extremist.

Martin Luther King Jr. 's 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail", a rhetorical masterpiece, was written in response to eight clergymen’s statements condemning his nonviolent direct actions. He defends the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights nonviolent, direct action against individuals, institutions, and laws that look the other way while unjust racial prejudice against African Americans runs rampant in Birmingham. Using three main appeals, Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Dr. King communicates the struggle that was the essence of human rights, equality. Appealing to the logic, ethics, and emotions of the reader strengthens his rebuttal of the opposition, helps him gain support, and clearly justify the recent direct action he led. King uses logos to illustrate his argument and invalidate the opposition to his claim, leading the reader to side with his position. Exampling this, he demonstrates that direct action is not opposed to negotiation, contrary to what his fellow clergyman believe, and states “Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue” (King par 9).

In The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met A Girl Named Maria, Judith Ortiz Cofer addresses the problem of racial discrimination. Cofer was grown up with two different cultures. As a Latin Woman, she tries hard to fit in American culture. Cofer discusses how she has been treated due to her identity during her childhood and become an adult. And when facing those embarrassing situations, Cofer treats them with proper manner. Though demonstrating some examples, it is noticed that the Latin Woman were stereotyped as those who can only do simple work.

In the letter, “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. informs the readers of the reasons how and why he is giving a nonviolent protest to racism. King begins the letter stating how he was invited to Birmingham and how he is trying to fight against the “injustice.” In his letter King continues on to explain that the black men have waited to long for justice and they are still fighting it in the present today through the unjust laws. The white churches were brought up negatively through the letter numerous times especially since the letter was specifically written to the clergy members. Dr. King ends his letter in personal hope that the clergy men will see what is wrong in the overall picture of injustice in Birmingham and

Martin Luther King Jr. led a nonviolent protest against segregation that led to equality for African-Americans; however, not everyone agreed that King conducted his actions in a “timely manner.” After eight Alabaman clergyman criticized King for making the situation in Alabama worse, King writes the “Letter from Birmingham Jail as a response to the clergyman and a justification for his actions. King uses pathos, ethos, and logos to prove his claim that his actions occurred in a timely manner.

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights activists and leader in the 50’s and 60's. As the face of the civil rights movement, King was a source of hope for African Americans and a target for many white people. He was arrested many times as a result of his fight for equality, although the most notably in Birmingham, AL.. Here, he wrote a now famous letter known as Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. In his letter, written on April 16, 1963, he uses the rhetorical strategies of rhetorical questions, pathos, and metaphors, as a response to explain and bring to life what is happening.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail is a response to a public statement of caution that was issued by several religious leaders of the South. During the midst of the nonviolent demonstrations against segregation in Birmingham, Dr. King was arrested and felt compelled to respond to their statement as he saw these fellow religious men as sincere and of good nature. In this letter he defends the use of nonviolent resistance to the racism occurring. He states that there is a moral responsibility to break unjust laws when taking direct action, in order to further the cause for justice which does not occur on its own.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a protester and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, greatly known for his use of nonviolent forms of demonstration. On a specific occasion, King was arrested for leading a peaceful protest as part of the Birmingham Campaign, which attempted to bring national awareness to the gruesome treatment endured by blacks. While in jail, King replies to the clergyman’s remarks of him being a foreign agitator in his “Letter from a Birmingham jail,” passionately defending the actions he took. The clergymen accused King of being an extremist, as they saw his relentless protesting and civil disobedience as a threat to a stable political and social system. In paragraphs 27-32, King attempts to persuade the