The “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” was wrote by Martin Luther King Jr. after an unjust suggestion made by eight white clergymen. They suggested that no African American “Negro” should be allowed to establish or lead any protest and Martin Luther King’s argument was “unwise and untimely” and that he was an “outsider.” Dr. King replied to the clergymen using religious beliefs, logical evidence, and good motives to explain his views to the clergymen. During the time Dr. King wrote the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” the African-American Civil Rights Movement was happening. People were protesting to get equal rights for “colored people”. Dr. King was one of the leaders of this movement and the letter that he wrote was from jail because he was given a penalty for marching without a permit. Martin Luther King Jr. used racial issues in his letter to appeal to the audience to make his letter more relatable and important. For example, “Its unjust treatment of Negroes in the courts is a notorious (well-known) reality. There have been more unsolved bombings of Negro homes and churches in Birmingham than any city in this nation. These are the hard, brutal, and unbelievable facts.” Dr. King was right, those were “hard, brutal, and unbelievable facts” but they were relatable and important to the audience. At the time racism was a social issue that has been a problem throughout history. In early history racism was based on white men using Africans as slaves and treated them as if they were not human. "Colored" people were not even allowed to use the same drinking fountains as white people. In the last three decades, racial issues has taken a positive turn. There have been many civil rights programs that were created to protect the African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. was the main leader in the civil rights movement and made a big change in our society even though, racism is still an issue that will never completel