Letter From Birmingham Jail
Published on Feb 05, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MARTIN LUTHER KING vs. "A CALL FOR UNITY"
By: Holly, Kaylee, Jacob, and Hannah
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"OUTSIDERS"
"...we are now confronted by a series of demonstrations led in part by outsiders,"
~saying he has no business in a city he's never been in
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King's Response:
"Never can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outsider idea'"
~we can't continue to be called outsiders, wasting time
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"UNWISE AND UNTIMELY"
"...these demonstrations are unwise and untimely."
~Statement made to dim the light of situation
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KING'S RESPONSE
He argues this accusation with: "I have never yet engaged in a direct action movement that was 'well timed.'"
This points out the ridiculousness of such an accusation. There will never be a "good" time
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"Irresponsible"
"All of us need to face responsibility..."
Accusing King and rest of black community for being irresponsible for breaking the law.
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King's Response
"This reveals we did not act irresponsibly into direct action."
~Direct action is in fact the responsible thing for them to do.
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Violence
"...show restraint as demonstrations continue...protect our city from violence."
~calls his peaceful acts out as causing more harm (violence) than good
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King's Response
"Isn't this like condemning the robbed man because his possession of money precipitated the evil act of robbery?"
~uses this analogy to prove his point that their actions are not the reason for violence
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