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  • Essay / The Significance of the Letter from a Birmingham Jail

    In the Bible there is a story about wise and foolish builders. One builder quickly built his house with sand, while the other took his time building his house on a rock. When the storm passed, the house made of sand was swept away by the waters, but the house built on the rock remained solid. This story teaches us that anything built on a good foundation is able to remain strong, no matter what happens to it. A person cannot build a structure overnight to achieve a lasting result. Instead, it will take a long time to get the job done. A good society is not established overnight either. Over time, with a lot of effort and patience, it will be as good as the work that went into it. The key to a good society is also a good. While held captive, he received a public statement accusing him of being "reckless and inopportune" (King). Martin Luther King believed he had done nothing wrong and he had to let them know that. He had to take a stand against all the injustices happening around him. In his letter he clearly explains how he ended up in prison and how, because of the color of his skin, he was treated unfairly. In his letter, he talks about the protests that were supposed to take place and how they had to keep pushing them back due to some elections that were happening at the time. These two documents meet the same objective of individualism. These documents explain a better understanding of their rebellion and where action should take place. The Founding Fathers and Martin Luther King all agreed that if change was to be seen, it had to be forced. After the implementation of these two documents, our society began to change. There was a change in the atmosphere that gave everyone signs of hope. Through the establishment of these two important documents, America received