The letters “A Call for Unity” and “A Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. King show a deep seeded problem of racism that has plagued the United States and every other civilized country for over 200 years. The White clergymen who wrote “A Call for Unity” seemed to have the same goal as Dr. King which was to end the prejudice and violence which is strongly opposed by the church however; they praised and condemned the wrong people. The representatives of the White churches condemned segregation but they did not actively try to end it. Dr. King’s methods were not perfect either. He brought in members of his staff from out of town and rallied the Black protestors of Birmingham together to fight segregation, but while Dr. King tried to have peaceful intervention; his presence caused tension in the community and led to violence because he was viewed as an outside aggressor.
Dr. King and the writers of “A Call for Unity” had one thing in common though and that was that they were all church leaders. They should have worked together to create a compromise that would better serve the direction of the people and the Christian Church.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great patriot and servant of God; he did more for bringing about unity among the races than any other man in history. However, as much success as he had fighting for the rights of African Americans, I wonder what he would think about the most blatant example of segregation still alive and well today right here in the U.S.A? That is, the voluntary segregation found in the church, the one place he loved more than his fight for civil rights.
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