Martin Luther King was a man of eloquent words and a great passion for equality. His Letter from Birmingham Jail written in response to the Call to Unity was a response to clergymen who were trying to slow the progress of African-Americans towards equality. King believed that he was similar to the eighth-century prophets who went out to spread God's word. He needed to go to the aid of people who needed his wisdom and experience. His goal was to unite the Christian leaders, Black and White, under one common goal.
King had a very smart approach. He did everything he could peacefully and within the law in spite of what White segregationists were doing. He urged his fellow freedom seekers to do the same and most did. When a tactic did not work, King asked that his people to use another nonviolent tactic. This was usually hard because the people were getting inpatient. They were impatient because the freedom they wanted was coming so slowly. Of course, one cannot blame them for their impatience because other countries who were trying to achieve the same goal were getting there much faster.
The fight for freedom was long and many suffered violence and death, but with the help of great men like Martin Luther King Jr., it was a fight won. If it were not for determined men like him who knows where our country would be today.
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