King devotes a few paragraphs to first distinguish the difference between "just and unjust" laws. He says, "any law that uplifts human personality is just", and that "any law that degrades human personality is unjust" (517). Clearly then segregation in any degree is unjust because

The Reverend King begins his letter with the reality that he is in jail, re-emphasizing his respect for the law. Throughout his letter, King uses laws, just and unjust, to validate his rational and moral arguments against segregation. King closes his letter with the ideas of peace and brotherhood: two ideas that when ingrained in the heart can never be abolished by any law.

King says, "it distorts the soul and damages the personality" (517). He uses these statements to appeal morally to the clergymen. The Reverend King also gives many explanations about the timing of their protest. He argues that time is not the answer to problems but a "neutral variable" that when used effectively, yields solutions (520). With the Supreme Court ruling against segregation in public schools, the urgenc

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