Letter from Dr. Martin Luther King from Birmingham Jail African Americans were treated poorly in public. After being arrested for his role in the Birmingham campaign, King wrote a rhetorical appeal letter in response to “A Call for Unity,” written by eight white Alabama clergymen. In order for King to win the hearts of the clergy and his audience, he uses logos to explain to the clergy by comparing racial injustice to a boil: King states, "Like a boil that can never be healed until it is concealed." ". but must be open, in all its ugliness, to the natural remedies of air and light, injustice must be exposed, with all the tension it creates, to the light of human consciousness and to the air of national opinion before it can be healed” (King 4). Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is an emotional look at the authenticity of racial discrimination in 1960s America. King wrote this letter to his fellow clergy in response to their concerns. concerns about the wisdom and timing of the nonviolent actions and unjust protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that he and other leaders carried out in 1963. King employs all three types. appeals to ethos, pathos and logos; however, I find that I am particularly moved by the pathos and ethos of his letter. I thought about it so much that I have to admit that I was mostly mystified by my own emotions. King's letter stirred strong feelings of compassion, outrage, and even pride in his audience. King uses logical statements and established facts to influence a strong opinion about the clergy and people of Alabama. King uses logical reasoning several times throughout his letter. For example, when

Essay / Letter from Dr. Martin Luther King from Birmingham Jail African Americans were treated poorly in public. After being arrested for his role in the Birmingham campaign, King wrote a rhetorical appeal letter in response to “A Call for Unity,” written by eight white Alabama clergymen. In order for King to win the hearts of the clergy and his audience, he uses logos to explain to the clergy by comparing racial injustice to a boil: King states, "Like a boil that can never be healed until it is concealed." ". but must be open, in all its ugliness, to the natural remedies of air and light, injustice must be exposed, with all the tension it creates, to the light of human consciousness and to the air of national opinion before it can be healed” (King 4). Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is an emotional look at the authenticity of racial discrimination in 1960s America. King wrote this letter to his fellow clergy in response to their concerns. concerns about the wisdom and timing of the nonviolent actions and unjust protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that he and other leaders carried out in 1963. King employs all three types. appeals to ethos, pathos and logos; however, I find that I am particularly moved by the pathos and ethos of his letter. I thought about it so much that I have to admit that I was mostly mystified by my own emotions. King's letter stirred strong feelings of compassion, outrage, and even pride in his audience. King uses logical statements and established facts to influence a strong opinion about the clergy and people of Alabama. King uses logical reasoning several times throughout his letter. For example, when

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