Thursday, October 6, 2011

Letter from a birmingham jail [King, jr.]

1. They say: His activities are "unwise and untimely''
1. He says: He's in Birmingham because injustice is there.

2. They say: his demonstrations are deplorable
2. He says: "...racial injustice engulfs this community."

3. They say: numerical or power majority forces minority groups to obey
3. He says:sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application

4. They say: his actions, though peaceful, must be condemned because they precipitate violence.
4. He says: federal courts have consistently affirmed it is wrong for an individual to cease his efforts for constitutional rights because it may precipitate violence.

5. They say: his actions were extreme
5. He says: oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.

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