Letter From Birmingham Jail

What is King's purpose in writing Letter From Birmingham Jail?

Letter from Birmingham City Jail Martin Luther King JR.

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Martin Luther King Jr. uses the letter to defend his strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism and oppression. He states that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws in a peaceful manner.

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