Essay - Letter from Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Letter from Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dear Sir:

My name is *****. Martin ***** King Jr. I am currently imprisoned in a Birmingham Jail as a result of accusations ***** inciting a riot. On the eve of October 14th of this year, 1958 I lead a peaceful demonstration protesting unfair wages and poor working conditions of the poor people in the city ***** Birmingham. ***** would like to preface by saying that I have and will always participate and incite only peaceful protest against ***** conditions and prejudicial views and legislative systems. The disruption that occurred following our peaceful walk was not the result of ***** actions, but rather the fault of close minded individuals not open to helping others. Justice has not been carried out tonight, ***** I plead with you to help me pass along the true meaning of truth and freedom through just ways. Justice is not punishing the righteous for their actions, ***** rather doing what is right despite the consequences. This is ***** I have done this *****ning, as I ***** fur*****r explain.

***** is stopping to ***** someone even if the consequences of *****r actions may prove ill fated, as evidenced tonight by my stay in jail. If I do not stop to help other people, then who will I ***** to ass*****t?

I believe in peace, in unarmed ***** and unconditional love that will defeat all and ***** in peace. Tonight I, along with several true hearted people, stepped up ***** defend poor workers aga*****st unfair labor practices and wage discrepancies. I risked my status by st*****ing up for these souls, and now will spend an evening in prison. However, I am not just ***** ***** can only stand up for myself. I must first stand up for others, and hope that the effects will trickle down, and at some point some ***** stand ***** for what I believe in as well.

Justice is found in truth and in freedom. Truth is uncovered when people are judged by the content of *****ir character and mind, ***** by appearances. Tonight however, I w***** arrested in part because ***** the color of my skin, not the content of ***** words. ********** authorities had taken a moment to meet with me, they ***** ***** re*****lized that I ***** brought ***** *****gether in a peaceful manner, to protest bad ***** practices and ********** further. ***** would have revealed the mal-intent of ***** angry rioters that swarmed the street, ***** ga*****red not because ***** were true ***** their cause, but because they were afraid ***** the ***** of our actions.

Justice is ***** in human worth. When people are celebrated for being somebody, and when people are not subjugated. Had ***** laborers I represented ***** been honored in the past, celebrated for ***** contributions to society, then I would ***** be in jail. They would ***** already realized the dignity that should be associated ***** contribut*****g to a c*****use. However, justice ***** not been