One of the most skillfully written compositions was done in a jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was heading a national political movement for the recognizable equal treatment of colored people wrote a letter to his fellow clergy men while being imprisoned. In one article, he was able to address not only the clergy, but a wide, diverse audience, send his message across thoroughly, and affect millions of lives because of his purpose and the different personas he assumed. Dr. King's letter was a success because of his ability to incorporate and involve everyone in his writing.
Dr. King was able to reach out to millions upon millions of people with his letter. Regardless of having addressed it to his "Dear fellow clergymen" (King, 173) King was able to bring his writing to the attention of the general white public, the white supremacist, black nationalist, and many others. Dr. King tried to show how everyone, whether you participated for or......
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