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Letter from Birmingham Jail - Kaelin (Unjust (King uses the word "…
Letter from Birmingham Jail - Kaelin
Unjust
King uses the word "unjust" to show the connection between the treatment of colored people and how ignorant and pointless it was.
"Its unjust treatment of Negroes in the courts is a notorious reality" (Paragraph 6).
Tension
King uses the word "tension" to connect how he felt towards the word tension and how violent tension can turn into and be.
"But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word "tension." I have earnestly worked and preached against violent tension, but there is a type of constructive nonviolent tension that is necessary for growth." (Paragraph 10)
Blasted Hopes
King uses the words "blasted hopes" to show the connection between the people of color and the broken promises that people gave them.
"As the weeks and months unfolded, we realized that we were the victims of a broken promise" (Paragraph 7)
(How they felt)
"we were confronted with blasted hopes, and the dark shadow of a deep disappointment settled upon us." (Paragraph 8)
(How they felt)
"The signs remained." (Paragraph 7)
(What the promise and blasted hopes were)
time
king uses the words "time" and "untimely" to show this issue cannot wait and it needs to be addressed now
"One of the basic points in your statement is that our acts are "untimely". Some have asked, "Why didn't you give the new administration time to act?" The only answer that I can give to this inquiry is that the new administration must be prodded about as much as the outgoing one before it acts"(paragraph 9).
we find it difficult to wait. There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding despair
"according to the timetable of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. For years now I have heard the word "wait." It rings in the ear of every Negro with a piercing familiarity. This "wait" has almost always meant "never." It has been a tranquilizing thalidomide, " (paragraph 10)