In Birmingham, Ala., in the spring of 1963, King's campaign to end segregation at lunch counters and segregated hiring practices drew nationwide attention when police turned attacks dogs and fire hoses on peaceful demonstrators. King was jailed along with a large number of his supporters, including hundreds of schoolchildren. When white clergy, strongly opposed to Kings position on nonviolent passive resistance, issued a statement urging the blacks not to support the demonstrations, King penned a letter of remarkable eloquence which spelled out his philosophy of nonviolence disobedience. In "Letter From Birmingham Jail", King expresses his extreme disappointment over the criticism of his leadership by Alabama clergymen, his unders

King continues he logical argument when he exhorts the reader to analyze the quote of an elderly black woman who comments, "My feets is tired but my soul is at rest" (168). King acknowledges that although her statement is grammatical incorrect, and her lack of education apparent, she is still cognizant of the magnitude of injustice suffered by Blacks under segregation.

King's final approach at persuading the readers of "Letter From Birmingham Jail" is one true to his natural calling; an appeal to the spiritual nature of man. Born the son of a Georgia minister, King is strongly influenced by the spiritual principles of Christianity. Since religious leaders of the community were often the most respected and admired, King saw the church as a means for great social change for African-Americans. By quoting religious leaders like St. Augustine, "an unjust law is no law at all" (158), King reminds his clergy brethren that his first calling is that of a spiritual leader and his mission is one that is of the highest moral calling. King further demonstrating his knowledge of the conditions and circumstances of early Christian leaders when he draws a comparison between his situation and that of the apostle Paul when he writes, "Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid" (160). Petitioning to the readers moral conscience King beliefs that righteous minded individuals are more apt to intervene against oppression if asked to question their own ethics.

In "Letter From Birmingham Jail" King demonstrate

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