The first thing I thought while reading this, is that Martin Luther King Jr. was a very intelligent person. He formed his sentences and presented his ideas very well. He effectively presented his claim and supported it with life experiences, facts and witnesses. Another thing that kept popping up in my head is, he had a lot of personal stories and accounts from other people that he used for support. One piece of his support that stuck with me the most from the reading is how he mentioned that merchants would hang signs in their "markets" that contained racial material. The witnesses and facts he used for support were valid and verifiable.
As everyone knows, King went through a lot of hardship and fighting for equal and civil rights. The fact that he wrote the letter from jail is, alone, proof enough. He was used to dishing out the nonviolent pressure on authorities and court officials to gain equal and civil rights, but most, unfortunately, didn't want to hear it. They resorted to throwing people in jail as a quick fix.
Of course, as we all know, all of King's efforts were payed off, as African Americans ultimately gained equal and civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. was probably the single most influencial person in this historical accomplishment.
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I really have to agree with you when it came to hime being very intelligent. I liked how he included all the historical and biblical references. That played into the emotions of the white people who looked up to Jesus and all the heroes of early America. His sentences leveled the playing field with him the clegymen because although he is in jail and black, he is still well educated and should be treated equal. It's sad to loose such a prominent figure but in a way all great historical figures like artists and poets, we tend to appreciate them so much more after death.
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