After carefully analyzing Martin Luther Kings "Letter from Birmingham Jail," I have come to the conclusion that this letter suits a fitting response for the rhetorical situation. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is a response to eight clergy members who originally wrote to King, criticizing his actions and the then recent non-violent protests that took place in Birmingham, Alabama, claiming that they were "unwise and untimely." King, as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, took action to respond to this letter and gave the clergymen, along with society a fitting response that explains why in fact they were wrong and how his organization was actually quite beneficial. There are many reasons why this letter is a fitting response. But the three that stood out most where that his letter is appropriate in tone, addresses the opportunity for change, and is delivered through an appropriate medium. The tone in King's response is very respectful. He didn't criticize any of the clergymen for their beliefs but instead used his logic to prove them wrong. In fact, King even complements the clergymen by saying, "I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth. By doing this King made his response sound more professional and therefore made his point more valid. King's response also addresses the opportunity of change. Near the end of the letter King states that, "one day the South will know that when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters, they were in reality standing up for what is best in the American dream and for the most sacred values in our Judaeo Christian heritage. This particular sentence was and remains very inspirational and uplifting because at the time people hope that one day there will be a change made in society and once that change is made everyone will be treated equally. The last thing that made this letter a fitting response was that it wa