Martin Luther King

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An evaluation of King's values, his rationale, and his means of achieving his objectives, using two documents--a letter written to fellow ministers from Birmingham jail and a speech given to striking workers entitled "I've Been to the Mountaintop". The writer also relates King's ideals to the modern-day issue of abortion in the United States.

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"In approaching this issue through King's social philosophy, we first need to analyze his work. In his letter from a Birmingham Jail, King placates fellow civil rights leaders by explaining his actions, and why they were necessary for the overall good of the cause. King emphasizes the stubbornness of the local government, and their unwillingness to grant rights and liberties to African Americans despite the fact they are specifically enumerated in the Constitution. King writes, "We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights."

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