Khadka, Shubashree: Diversity

"A Call for Unity" is a letter written by eight Alabama clergymen where they express the need of peace over fighting injustice. Their letter makes complete sense from the "oppressor" point of view. Why would anyone support any form of demonstration? It was only after I read "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr. that I realized the importance of justice. If he and his followers had not taken nonviolent direct action and agreed to whatever the letter from the clergymen said, then perhaps "Negroes" would not have gained freedom until today.
   
The Statement by the Alabama clergymen expressed how any form of demonstration does not solve racial discrimination and that the Black population must wait for justice. They criticized the their urgency for freedom as "unwise and untimely." The nonviolent demonstrators were accused of being extremists while all they were doing is trying to stand up for themselves. I strongly support such nonviolent actions because the world will never see any improvement unless people actually point out what is wrong.
   
In the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King Jr. addressed the eight clergymen and mentioned how he opposed some of their statements. He explained why the issues of racial discrimination were so urgent and how patience could never solve them. I highly praise how he justified the nonviolent direct action as a creative way of confronting oppression. King also agreed on being termed as an extremist and added that the nation needed creative extremists like him so as to bring racial justice. He also noted how the police mistreated all African-Americans. After reading this letter, I realized how great of a man Martin Luther King Jr. was.    
  
I highly respect Martin Luther King Jr. for his justification of all his actions. He chose a peaceful yet effective way of fighting for freedom. He managed to remain humble even through all the challenges he had to face. He wrote the letter from a prison, yet he shows no signs of remorse. King believed in his actions and this determination eventually led to the desegregation of the United States of America.