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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr boldly compares Jesus' extremist actions to his own protests in order to establish the credibility of his position and actions toward equal rights.
Quote: "Was not Jesus an extremist for love" (King 254).
Explanation: King uses Jesus to connect to clergymen because he's an. authority they trust. By comparing his actions to Jesus he creates credibility. His point is if Jesus' actions were appropriate, so are King's.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliberately utilizes a biblical allusion to convey a sense of trust to his religious audience.
Body: "Was Paul not an extremist for the Christian gospel... was not Martin Luther an extremist... was not Abraham Lincoln... and Thomas Jefferson... Jesus Christ was an extremist for love, truth, and goodness" (King 254). This quote persuades the audience by making use of shared history. This causes the audience to understand the the biblical and historical figures they look up to were also extremist.

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Sydney Tripp, Ethan Holman, Gabe Winslow

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Sydney Tripp, Ethan Holman, Gabe Winslow

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Thesis: In "A Letter from Birmingham Jail", Martin Luther King Jr. Eloginitley explains how he will continue to organize peaceful protests against racism in order to attempt to achieve racial equality.

Body: King states "Why direct action? You ae quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, the very purpose of direct action is nonviolent direct action seeks to create crisis and foster attention."

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. confidently and serenely inserted a relevant allusion using a biblical testimonial to connect his following and the clergymen to understand his level of concern because they are religious. He is arguing in a peaceful manner to gain the equality they deserve, all while being the leading civil rights activist.

"...so compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my hometown" (King 251).

His following is assured by him because he is a credible source to believe. They are religious, which shows his comparison between the bible and segregation to be reliable. Just as Jesus' ways were correct, King goes to show that his are too, protesting peacefully.

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In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. informatively connects the unjust laws with with clergymen as they are both familiar with the teachings of God. "A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God"(King 9) Dr. King uses relevant illusions, the teachings of God, in order to connect with the clergymen and get them to understand his argument because the teachings of God are important to all of them.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. utilizes a relevant biblical anecdote in order to prove that everyone should be responsible for equality for all.
Quote:  "Was not Jesus an extremist for love. 'Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.'" (King 254)
Explanation: King was countering the argument of there being way too many extremists when it came to racial prejudice and how extremism was "extreme", therefore stating how Jesus Christ, someone relevant to the clergymen, was also an extremist.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr connects with the clergyman by using religion. This helps the clergy man see from his point of view.

Quote: “Was not Amos an extremist for justice”

Explain: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr uses the clergymen’s passion in religion to form a connection by comparing himself to prominent religious figures that fought for justice or love

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2. In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr employs first-person plural pronouns to establish a relationship with the clergymen to establish that equality for all is the responsibility of everyone everywhere.
3. "We have some eighty-five affiliated organizations across the South, and one of them is the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (King 250)."
4. This evidence builds a similarity between the clergymen and King because they are both religious.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. King calmly calls upon his position as president of the Southern Christain Leadership in order to establish that equality for all is the responsibility of everyone everywhere.
Quote: "I have the honor serving as presdient of the Southen Christain Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every Southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia."(King 250)
Commentary: King indicated his presidency within the Southern Christain Leadership Conference is a relevant authority that the clergyman trust/value.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. King Jr utilizes precision and condor to justify his protests in Alabama. He adds to this argument by introducing and relating himself to various Christian figures in order to convince the clergymen that the idea of equality for everyone is anyone's responsibility.
Quote: "God... Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego... Jesus Christ... Apostle Paul " (King)
Commentary: MLK mentions multiple people who were/are important in the history of Christianity... (add more)
MLK shows his knowledge and intelligence by drawing attention to multiple figures of Christianity in an an attempt to find a middle ground in which both him and the clergymen can relate to.

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Thesis: In the "Letter From Birmingham Jail", Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. earnestly demonstrates how unjust laws will not help those fighting for civil rights and social justice.
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In the letter to the clergymen, Dr, Martin Luther King Jr. calmly but factually states that equality is everyones responsibility and something that crucially needs to be established. A quote that shows this is "I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and responsible terms." (King- Chunk 1). Another quote that responds to the thesis statement is, "I can urge men... to disobey segregation ordinances, for they are morally wrong." (King-Chunk 4). These two quotes show that Martin Luther King is adamant towards getting his point across to not only the clergymen, but to anyone who has the ability to read his work. His sole prominence toward writing this letter was to inform people about how to fourthly fight towards the cause of equality.

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Dhruv Patel , Mia Nardi , Anthony Geiser

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Dhruv Patel , Mia Nardi , Anthony Geiser

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In his letter to the clergymen, Dr. MLK Jr. calmly  demonstrates his credibility by stating his various positions in leadership when saying, "It has been an honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian leadership conference." (King)

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Gannon Johnson, TJ Leeth, Colin Rasberry.

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Gannon Johnson, TJ Leeth, Colin Rasberry.

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In his letter MLK jr. uses passionate wording to connect himself to biblical and religious figures, to persuade the clergymen against unjust laws in Alabama. He compares himself going to Alabama to how "Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ". His search for equality is equivalent to Paul spreading the word of Jesus.

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Adrianne Guangko, Mackenzie Lee, Clare Gibney

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Adrianne Guangko, Mackenzie Lee, Clare Gibney

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sincerely rebuts the opposition of the Alabama clergymen through the utilization of biblical and relevant figures that relate to their values in order to establish that equality for all is the responsibility of everyone everywhere.
Quote: "Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown" (King 251).
How/Why: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uses relevant figures, such as Apostle Paul, who's actions and values appropriately relate to the shared values of him and the readers. Freedom is a right in which MLK believes must be shared with everyone everywhere as if it were like the gospel. By utilizing a biblical figure the clergymen, who are religious leaders, will be more appealed and connected to the letter and its purpose.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. respectfully establishes his legitimacy by relating himself to the clergymen's religious beliefs in order to establish equality for all is the responsibility of everyone everywhere.
Quote: "I have the honor of serving as the president of the Southern Christian Conference"(King Chunk 2).
How/Why: When MLK states he is president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which provides his credibility to the clergymen. This will strengthen his argument because the clergymen will see him as more trustworthy because of his religious position.

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In this letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. firmly spoke about the need for "creative extremists" in order to articulate his ideas about civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance. "Was not Jesus an extremist for love:"Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you" (King, Chunk 7). This shows that King is utilizing a common religion of Christianity in order to appeal to the clergymen who believe that the demonstrations were unlawful.

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Keira, Dannely, Alison, Madelyn, Ares, Lilly

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Keira, Dannely, Alison, Madelyn, Ares, Lilly

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  utilizes a Biblical allusion about loving your enemies that counters the clergymen's reasoning in order to appeal to the clergymens' religious belief and criticize their ways of handling the uprisings in Birmingham.
Quote: "Was not Jesus an extremist for love: 'Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you'" (King 254).
Commentary: By using the Bible verse, Martin Luther King Jr. establishes credibility by involving a source that the clergymen look up to, Jesus. This is more likely to persuade them because this religion is part of who they are, and it affects them personally. They are more likely to listen to the point Dr. King Jr. is trying to prove when the source he uses is reliable to them.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliberately establishes credibility by establishing a relationship with the audience.
Quote: " I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happed in Birmingham; Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. " ( King 251)
How/Why: The author credibility establishment contributes to the emotional weight of the piece by owning leadership of his movement and willingness to not give up on having justice.

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2) In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. courteously presents his beliefs by establishing the similarities between his goal and the goals of the prophets to establish that equality for all is the responsibility of everyone everywhere.
3) "Just as the prophets of the eighteenth century B.C. left their villages and carried their "Thus saint the Lord" far beyond the barriers of their hometowns... so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my hometown..."(King 251)
4) Martin Luther King Jr. is comparing himself with the prophets of the Bible. He makes a claim that as they spread the Lord's word, he spreads freedom. He compares himself to the prophets, who are valued the public and clergymen, to make his argument more trustworthy.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. boldly compares himself to Socrates by saying that they both created tension in order to free people from perviously held beliefs.
Quote: "Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and halftruths to the unfettered realm if creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." (King 5)

How: This shows the Clergymen that MLK has similar goals to the great philosopher Socrates, establishing his credibility.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. formally stated that he was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in order to persuade the Clergymen and establish that equality for all is the responsibility of everyone everywhere.
Quote: "I have the honor of serving as the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference", (King).
How/why: MLKJ was a "fellow" Christian leader. By saying this the audience can relate more and will be more willing to listen and agree with King because they're also Christian leaders.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  assertively founds a relationship based on being christian in order to establish that equality for all is the responsibility of everyone everywhere.
Quote: Just as the apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus christ to the far corners of the greco roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid.
Commentary: He compares it to the gospel because his audience is clergymen and their religious.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. explains professionally that he is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to defend his credibility and position for non-violent direct action.

Quote: " I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference." (King)

Commentary: By showing that he is supported by a large, well-respected organization that specializes in religious beliefs and rights. It adds to the credibility of his argument and makes a direct connection between the religious people of the south and Dr. King. Allowing him to further convince others of his point and force the opposing side to recognize his knowledge.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. formally questions his audience in order to establish that equality for all is the responsibility for everyone everywhere.

Quote: "Will we be extremists for hate or for love?" (King).

Explain: How it helps the audience close to the purpose is to put the audience into the author's shoes and to make the audience question themselves. The author associates himself with relevant authorities the audience can trust to help the reader know that the author has their best interest at heart.

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In his letter to the clergymen, Dr. MLK Jr. calmly states his various positions in leadership in order to build credibility that his cause is moral and just.
Quote: "It has been an honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian leadership conference." (King)

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther reminiscently compares himself to Jesus Christ in order to explain why the clergyman are wrong in that his non-violent ways are necessary for equality for all.
Quote: "I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist.... I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label. Was Jesus not an extremist for love"(King 254).
How/Why: MLK is explaining that his ways are similar to Jesus Christ's in that they are both extremists trying to unite all. This establishes that he is in a similar position to a very important religious figure in the clergymen's religion long ago.

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In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  peacefully compares shared religious ideology from different relevant authorities in order to establish that equality for all.

Quote: " St. Thomas Aquinas: an in-just law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal and natural law.

Commentary: MLK uses relevant authorities to compare his ideology with those of the religious leaders. It helps connect his ideas to the ideas of those people they trust and follow

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Thesis: In his letter Martin Luther King Jr. objectively presents an allusion to shared history in order to demonstrate his methods are the necessary action to solve racial injustice.

"We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was "legal"..." (King 22). The author demonstrates that his methods are effective because it compares to morality of his actions compared to others. He does this to help prove that this is the best strategy to end civil disobedience.

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Thesis: In his letter Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sincerely tells the clergymen that his and the actions of nonviolent protesters are just in order to create greater strides towards racial equality.

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In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. informatively states his association with the Southern Christan Leadership conference to justify and explain to the members of his community his purpose for being in jail as a result of engaging in a nonviolent program to work toward ending injustice.
Quote:
"I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christan Leadership Conference.....We have some eighty-five organizations across the south, one of them is the Alabama Christan Moovement for Human Rights." (King).
Explain:
By sharing his affiliation with the organization that works toward human rights, he builds a connection with the audience by sharing his similar interest in wanting to end injustice.

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In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. informatively connects the wrongful system of laws with clergymen in order to convince the clergyman that his actions are moral and just.

"A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God"(King 9)

Dr. King uses relevant illusions, the teachings of God, in order to connect with the clergymen and get them to understand his argument because the teachings of God are important to all of them. as they are both familiar with the teachings of God.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  deliberately states his position in power and association with a leading christian organization to validate his claim.
Quote:" I have the honor of serving as president of the southern christian leadership conference".
How: King used his title and affiliation with the Christian organization to give his claim more credit by allowing the reader to connect King with a higher power that is trustworthy.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. directly states that he isn't trying to go against the law in what he is trying to accomplish in order to convey that he isn't like the others who would go against unjust laws.
Quote: "I hope you are able to see the distinction I am trying to point out. In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law, as would the rabid segregationist." (King).
Commentary: His continued use of "I" try's to persuade the reader that he did nothing wrong and is trying to use his own perspective to indicate that he wants to connect with the audience as a normal citizen who did no harm.

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Thesis: In his letter, Martin Luther King Jr, stated powerfully injustice is a threat to justice around the world. To convey to the people the importance of his movement.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality tied in a single garment of destiny."

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1. In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Firmly, explains his qualifications and positions of authority in order to show his audience that he has the justification and right to be demonstrating in Birmingham

2. “I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every Southern State with its headquarters in Atlanta Georgia” King 250

3. This quote supports the thesis by showing what organization King is a part of and their jurisdiction over Birmingham. King being the president of this organization also adds extra authority as opposed to if he was just a normal or lower level member of the organization. Lastly the organization being Christian furthers kings authority to be there as opposed to the clergymen.

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thesis: in his letter Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. peacefully protested against racial injustice in order to value equality for everyone.
Quote: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." "To create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood"

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Thesis:
In his letter, Dr. Martin informatively advocates his peaceful civil rights demonstrations to the Alabama clergymen with the aim of establishing that everyone, everywhere is responsible for the equality of mankind.

Quote:
"I have the honor of serving as the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference" (King)

How/ Why:
By explaining that he was a Christian leader it helped make his letter more relatable for his audience since they were also Christian leaders.

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In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. formally addressed his position as the president of the southern christian leadership conference in order to convince his audience, the clergymen, that his cause is valid.
Quote:
"I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every southern state." (King 250)
Commentary:
Martin Luther King Jr. associates himself with relevant authorities the audience trusts. He uses this strategy to make the clergymen feel as if they can take his word, and trust his cause.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. explanatorily tells the clergyman the manu justifications of how he got involved, why the protests where done by his lead, and all while refuting any claims made against his ideas through logical and religious thinking in order to spread the message that equality for all is the responsibility of everyone everywhere.
Quote: “Conversely one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St.Augustine that “an unjust law is no law””
Commentary: This evidence and tool show prove the audience’s ties with religion in saying that St. Augustine (prominent figure in christianity) word that unjust laws should not be obeyed. The clergymen therefore cannot refute a claim against the world said by St. Augustine.

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In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. thoughtfully presents facts and personal examples to defend the argument that inequality between races is unjust.

Quotes: "...not as an integrationist or a civil-rights leader but as a fellow clergyman and a Christian brother" (King).

King utilizes his experience of being a "fellow" religious leader in order to further his credibility and demonstrate the inequality and repression within his community by drawing on their shared background. King implies that because they are "Christian brother[s]" they must agree with his position on racial equality.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr.King hopefully urges the community and clergyman to unite together to fight against racial prejudice.

Quote: "Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty (King 255)."

Commentary: By using imagery, MLKJ was able to paint a beautiful picture of a scenery where people from all over the world were joyful and living in harmony. This statement from MLKJ's last paragraph surely made a big impact on the community and was a very memorable quote as it could've helped the community strive for the same goal of living in peace and being able to empathize with his point of view.

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In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. patiently proves his credibility to the Clergymen in an attempt to end segregation.
"So I, along with several other members of my staff, am here because I was invited here. I am here because I have organizational ties here." (King 251).
King proves his right to be in Birmingham through explaining his granted access. He ties this with showing that all people have the right to be in Birmingham as well as many other places.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. establishes his credibility by making his position in power known. He also uses religious beliefs to relate to the clergymen in order to enact equality.

Quote: "I think I should indicate why I am here in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the view which argues against "outsiders coming in". I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern christian leadership Conference, an organization operating in every Southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia."

Commentary: Being that the clergymen that he is speaking to are also christians just like himself, he appealed to that similarity in order to build a closer relationship and to prove that he is reliable.

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Naomi Snoddy, Zaniah Kea, Zion Anderson, Cheyenne Wooten

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Naomi Snoddy, Zaniah Kea, Zion Anderson, Cheyenne Wooten

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In his letter, Dr. King formally associates himself with relevant authorities in order to establish that equality for all is the responsibility of everyone.
"We have some eighty five affiliated organizations across the South and one of them is the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights." This quote helps Dr. King seem trustworthy to the audience. he emphasizes the "Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights" to establish commonality between himself and the clergymen who also have a background in religion.

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In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr peacefully and formally referenced a quote from Thomas Jefferson that agreed with his point to establish credibility for the clergymen. The quote by Thomas Jefferson "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal" agrees with the point MLK is trying to get across about equality.

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Thesis: In his letter to the Clergyman, Dr Matin Luther King Jr wrote instructively that he would not back down to racism. He also stated that as Christians they should see the problem that needs to be fixed. This is shown when King says "dear my fellow clergymen" then later on "injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.

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In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. earnestly asserts that the relevant authority, Jesus, was an extremist for love and similarly he must be an extremist in his formation of nonviolent demonstrations in order to meet the end goal of love and equality for all.
Quote: "Was not Jesus an extremist for love: 'Love your enemies, bless them that curse you....'"
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In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. thoughtfully restated the opposing view of the Clergymen accurately and fairly in order to connivence them to be more open-minded.
Quote: " "Why sit-ins, marches, and so forth? Isn't negotiation a better path? "You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks to dramatize the issue so that it no longer be ignored."
Explanation: King was deliberately answering the questions that the clergymen proposed. Trying to show how they do not work for what needs to be done to end racial injustice. by simply trying to gain as much attention to it as possible.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. King calmly calls upon his position as president of the Southern Christain Leadership in order to establish that equality for all is the responsibility of everyone everywhere.
Quote: "I have the honor serving as presdient of the Southen Christain Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every Southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia."(King 250)
Commentary: King indicated his presidency within the Southern Christain Leadership Conference is a relevant authority that the clergyman trust/value.

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Thesis: In his letter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. states his position as being president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in an effort make it evident to the Clergymen that what he is one of them to gain their trustworthiness.

Quote: "I have the honor of serving as president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia." (King 250)

Commentary: This evidence and tool helps MLK build a sense of trustworthiness because he is establishing his position as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and this also helps make it easier to believe what he says because he has been in Birmingham and has worked to make it peaceful. This also makes a connection because he is showing he is Christian and the clergymen are also religious.