Compelling, unfaltering and powerful are the three best words to describe Letter from Birmingham Jail. Martin Luther King Jr's intelligence is only exceeded by his amazing ability to illustrate the cruel and unsympathetic behavior towards colored people. Throughout the entire letter to the eight clergymen he never gets too far from the fight for equality in Birmingham. His incredible metaphors truly show his strong nature. His uses of elements such as allusion, rhetorical questions and juxtaposition all tied in with an element of hope to create a gripping argument for equality. Not just equality in Birmingham, but equality everywhere in the entire world.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." When King says this he brings all people together and unites them. All people in America are in the same situation of having to deal with social injustices. Throughout the entire letter, King does not falter when...