A Rhetorical Analysis Of Dr. King's Letter From Birmingham

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Dr. King’s “Letter from Birmingham” is his response from jail to eight white religious leaders in the south who put a public statement of caution and concern. In Dr. King's letters the main message is that everyone in america should have all their rights even if there ancestors aren’t indigenous. He breaks that down to these different scenarios. He talks about how if you have never been personally segregated before it may be a little weird to put yourself into blacks shoes. He talks about how on very rare occasions colored can find places to stay while traveling. He shows that to be called by a insensitive nickname and for the women to not be titled “Mrs” is not civil. Lastly, he talks about just and unjust laws and why it is relevant to have

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