A Letter From Birmingham Jail An Outsider in the US

Outsider in the U.S. Martin Luther King Jr.'s essay, A Letter From Birmingham Jail has become a classic for good reason. Martin Luther King was an excellent writer and speaker, appealing not only to the logical side of most people, but also to their emotional side. He was an intelligent man, keeping up with all the current events of not only the nation but the world, and was well read in issues of …

…hatred held by some, and fear, which fuels hatred, by others. When King spoke those words, "Anyone who lives inside the U.S. can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds," he knew nothing about people like Buchanan and Liddy, the OCA or the Crips. What we need today is a modern day King, one who can unite us all and make sure that there really are no outsiders within the U.S.