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Many Americans view Martin Luther King as a savior to the Blacks, a leader and a general in the nonviolent approach to integration and equality for Blacks. All these are good adjectives to describe King, but I think of him as more of an ambassador or a diplomat who is responsible for showing the humanity of the Negroes. ... Martin Luther King wrote a letter while imprisoned in a Birmingham city jail to explain why he believe that non-violent demonstrations were essential to accomplishing integration in not only Birmingham, one of the most segregated cities in America at that time, but all across the nation. ... King used his intelligence to speak to the educated white religious leaders to leave no doubt as to the question if nonviolent action was necessary and justified.
King’s first statement is that the concern these people have is for the demonstrations themselves, but King is upset that the concern should be that these actions were the last alternative for the Negro community. ... Birmingham was also the leader in Negro church and home bombings according to King. ... King then moves on to say negotiations that supposedly were agreed upon were lies, for example merchants made certain promises to remove racial signs from store windows in exchange for a halt on any demonstrations. ... King at this point is dejected and frustrated, he is doing his best to keep peace and not have to use any kind of action to accomplish his goals but he realizes that they are not being taken seriously and another path must be taken. ... King explains this as a preparation for the sacrifices to be made in non-violent action. ... Dr King states that the Negro leaders have no alternative other than direct action, but the strategy itself consist of a creation of tension that makes political leaders have no choice and no alternative other than to start negotiations because of.
Approximate Word count = 1554
Approximate Pages = 6.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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