Letter From Birmingham Jail
is Dr. King letter convincing? Why or why not
Close reading questions
Close reading questions
I think the letter is very convincing: this is why it is still considered an important document in the history of the United States. Though initially begun for a specific purpose, the letter that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote while incarcerated in Birmingham ultimately addressed universal questions of freedom and inequality. It is because of its ambitious reach that “Letter from Birmingham Jail” has remained such an enduring document, arguably one of the most important American works of theology or philosophy.