Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a letter while he was in a jail in Birmingham. This letter was directed to his fellow clergy. In this letter, Martin Luther King, Jr. talked about the need to protest in order to bring about changes in our society. He indicated that it wasn’t the protesters that were causing tensions in the South; rather, it was the unjust laws that existed. He said the protesters needed to bring the injustices into the open for any changes to occur.

Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in using nonviolent methods of protesting. These included marches, boycotts, and sit-ins. Martin Luther King, Jr. wanted his fellow clergy to know that if they felt his nonviolent methods were extreme, they should look at what some people in the Civil Rights Movement were beginning to advocate. His actions were far less aggressive than the actions being suggested by other groups. Martin Luther King, Jr. was hoping his fellow clergy would support his efforts to end the injustices that existed in the South.