Letter From Birmingham Jail Purpose And Audience. In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King's main claim is to promote the urgent need for and biblical soundness of nonviolent protest. When dumb, unjust laws get written and people suffer.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Read the full text.
Martin Luther King, Jr. writes to the clergymen as an argument supporting civil disobedience, asserting his mission to end segregation through a series of peaceful protests.
When dumb, unjust laws get written and people suffer. The letter was printed in part or in full by several publications, including the New York Post, Liberation magazine The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. Justice isn't defined or contained by mere laws.