Martin Luther King Rhetorical Precis

Martin Luther King in his essay "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (1963) from The King Center feels that he was placed in jail because he was trying to fight for injustice. King often used similes to show what his hope for fighting for is and who he feels he is compared to when he put his self in this particular situation, As he states he feels like Paul he must constantly respond to the Macedonians aid; stating that he wants to help his people and his his people are calling out for his help. His purpose of this letter was to explain why he was in Birmingham and what he was fighting for and why. With this letter and more he will always be known as one of the founders of the civil rights movement.