In the "Letter from Birmingham", Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights activist and minister, writes that the demonstrations in Alabama are logical, morally justified, peaceful, and necessary to create freedom and justice for African-Americans. He does this by referencing common biblical and historical stories and facts and describing personal examples and experiences. He is ultimately moving not only the minsters and the people of Birmingham, but all Americans to desegregate and push for justice and freedom through more demonstrations and legal action, despite the great opposition to the freedom and equality of African-Americans. King uses common Biblical and historical stories and facts to illustrate how his demonstrations are necessary, morally justified and logical. He writes about the unjustness of laws that defy a higher moral law, and how the civil disobedience of these laws actually shows a high respect of the law. He then describes the stories of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, early Christians, Socrates, and the Boston Teas Party. King knew when he was writing this that the audience, whether it be the ministers, the people of Alabama, or Americans, would all be able to recognize at least one of these stories. In all these historical and spiritual examples, the actors are considered "good" and "valiant" and the people regard them with high respect. King brings up the idea to the audience that the demonstrators that are so hated, are just another example of these "heroes" in the past that have brought freedom to their day. When the ministers call King an extremist, he responds with "Was not Jesus an extremist for love?" Starting with this example of Jesus creates a shock in the minds of the audience, because it is not a common thought to think of Jesus as an extremist. It causes the audience to reconsider what certain words like "hero" and "extremist" mean to them in their lives. King also outlines personal examples and experience to further reenforce the importance and necessity of the demonstrations. One key moment in his letter is when he is describing the preparation necessary before the demonstrations begin. It was a "series of workshops" where they "repeatedly asked themselves" if they were willing to withstand violence and jail, without retaliation. King revealing this example refutes the argument of the ministers that the demonstrations were hasty and not peaceful. For the audience seeing both the ministers' letter and King's letter, they begin to doubt the credibility of the ministers when they recognize how easily King was able to refute their point. The simplicity of how King explains how they prepare for the demonstrations reveals more of King's calm nature. He doesn't describe this experience with a haughty tone, but with humility and sensibility. Another experience King illustrates is when he and other leaders attempted to negotiate with leaders in Alabama. Not only is King describing an experience in which he did what the ministers are suggesting, he also is using this to further reinforce the necessity of the demonstrations. He describes how he met with economic leaders and they agreed to "remove the stores humiliating racial signs", and as time went on and things didn't change, King concluded that they were the "victims of a broken promise". This experience causes the audience to see evidence that adds to the idea that the demonstrations were very necessary for real change to occur. Throughout the letter, King chronicles the opposition they have faced in trying to change things for people. He recounts experiences where the people of Birmingham have "experienced grossly unjust treatment in court" and there have been "more unsolved bombings of Negro homes and churches in Birmingham" than anywhere else in the United States. He mixes facts and opinion to illustrate the impact that the opposition has on the people of not only Birmingham, but also the nation, as he says "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". Despite this great opposition to the freedom and equality of African Americans, King and his followers chose to continue to push for justice. They believe that it is their moral right to fight for justice, because the moral law is the law of God, and as followers of God they subscribe to this belief. He says with certainty, even with all the opposition, that "We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham, and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom." Through referencing common Biblical and historical stories and detailing personal examples and experiences, Dr. King expresses that the demonstrations in Alabama are logical, morally justified, peaceful, and necessary to create freedom and justice for African-Americans. Despite the opposition to freedom for African Americans, he inspires not only the people of Birmingham, but the whole United States, to work towards justice and freedom for all.