Martin Luther King’s Arguements for Peace in Letter from...

Martin Luther King’s adherence towards peace and especially social justice is clearly shown in â€Å"Letter from Birmingham Jail.† In this letter King writes with passion and conviction. Through this suggestive yet powerful letter Martin Luther King uses various rhetorical devices to get his point across by saying â€Å"justice too long delayed, is justice denied.† Through the clergymen’s arguments and use of ethos, pathos, and logos, he demonstrates to them that they need to take action immediately. The purpose for Martin Luther king to write â€Å"Letter from Birmingham Jail† was to respond to white Alabama clergymen who before this had criticized his action saying they were â€Å"unwise and untimely.† These clergymen had published a criticism directed towards King’s organization and participation in his protest march against segregation in Birmingham. This letter is not intended to persuade these men towards supporting civil rights, but rather to demonstrate that there is an immediate need towards direct action, and also that they need to open their eyes and see the African American community’s suffering. King withal expounds the need for tension, though only through nonviolent means, a tension that will coerce society to confront the present convivial iniquity head on. King disapproves being called an outsider because of his belief that humanity is part an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Throughout the essay King not solely addresses the clergymens