In “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. (1963) identified the cause and rationale for peaceful, direct action in response to treatment that African American people like him were facing. King discusses unjust laws, and so it is evident that his personal experiences and society's delayed change are the basis upon which King writes the letter. King's “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (1963) provides the reader with a darker tone, presenting real-life examples of discrimination regarding Hitler's Germany and how assistance to the Jewish people was illegal (p. 3). Furthermore, the comparison between unethical condemnation and punishment found in history, such as Socrates' ethical commitment to the truth, and Jesus' principled devotion, both of which ended in death, in order for them to remain true to their values and beliefs (p. 3). King's (1963) “I Have a Dream” speech guaranteed the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. King gave his speech about how segregation and discrimination helped stir up anger in the hearts of African Americans and the urgency for action and racial justice within the nation. King (1963) recognizes that this guarantee of rights is invalid. For example, King's "I Have a Dream" speech (1963) included an image of how the African-American population of the United States received a bad check from America and how they refuse to do so. believe that the check cannot be cashed and that justice must triumph. King's (1963) “I Have a Dream” speech embraces living in an American where people are not judged by their appearance. However, judged by their character and actions, this provides the optimistic tone and perspective towards the true values and freedoms of brotherhood applied directly to
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