Martin Luther King Jr.:Letter from Birmingham Jail

Why was Martin Luther King Disappointed in The White Churches?

In the reading Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr., he talks about what kind of injustice there is in Birmingham. In the first few paragraphs Martin Luther King Jr. explains first off the reason he is in Birmingham. From this it gets into what kind of injustice is in Birmingham.

To start off Martin Luther King Jr. explains why he is in Birmingham. He starts off by saying “I, along with several members of my staff, am here because I was invited here. I am here because I have organizational ties here.” (King 174). He says from this to explain a little bit better that “I am in Birmingham because injustice is here.” (King 174).
Now what kind of injustice does Martin Luther King Jr. find in Birmingham? According to him he says “It is unfortunate that demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham, but it is more unfortunate that the city’s white power structure left the Negro community with no alternative.” (King 175). To me this means the kind of injustice Martin Luther King Jr. finds in Birmingham is the separation that has become between blacks and whites. Not just that but also how whites have become the control and power of all mankind, shutting down all equality blacks have with whites.

Martin Luther King is right. Where is the justice in this? There is none! No words can explain how brave and smart Martin Luther King Jr. is for standing up for what justice should be.

Works Cited

King Jr., Martin Luther. “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers. Ed. Lee A. Jacobus. 7th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2006. pp173-178.