Martin Luther King Jr. Letter From Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” was very persuasive to a wide variety of audiences. Not only did he directly address the writers of the newspaper article, but included fellow African Americans with their struggle to gain acceptance. What makes this letter persuasive, is the amount of examples and situations described by Martin Luther King Jr. King also gains credibility by citing these sources …showed first 75 words of 597 total…

…showed last 75 words of 597 total…ignore. He is an intelligent African American who has been jailed unjustly and still holds no grudges. He uses historical facts and religious references as logos and pathos towards the white clergy and uses his pathos of being a black man in an unjust world to appeal to the black society being unfairly treated. Being able to direct at two significantly different audiences and still make a legitimate point makes this a very persuasive letter.