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MLK'S Letter From Birmingham Jail Thesis

He clarifies his status i.e. A spiritual leader and a learned person by using well chosen ethos of St. Aquinas, Jesus and Paul therefore puts him forth as a trustworthy person. Also being an African-American makes him the right person to participate in this event because he understands the situation properly. By use of logos he explains the reason behind the actions of the black persons of which the clergymen claim to be improper. He also makes use of pathos where he plays with the emotions of the readers to subdue opposition and create the connection between the clergymen and the...

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An appeal for unity and peace concludes the letter.
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King, Luther M. Letter from the Birmingham Jail. NewYork: Harpercollins, 1963.

Lacroix, Laurel., ed. Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail. 16 April. 1963. 22

March. 2010.

Ryley, Thomas. "Oratorical Encounters: Selected Studies and Sources of Twentieth-Century

Political Accusations and Apologies," the Journal of American History 77.4 (1991): 1470-1471.

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King, Luther M. Letter from the Birmingham Jail. NewYork: Harpercollins, 1963.

Lacroix, Laurel., ed. Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail. 16 April. 1963. 22

March. 2010.

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