The United States civil rights movement was a constant battle for the rights and freedom of African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr., leader of the civil rights movement, was hosting a nonviolent protest in the city of Birmingham. However, the protest did not go as planned and King was arrested for agitating the crowd. Many fellow white priests were angry and appalled at the “ungodly” act. As a result, the priests wrote a statement claiming that Martin Luther King Jr. was an extremist. Martin Luther King Jr. responds to the priest's statement while residing in Birmingham Jail by writing a letter using ethical, emotional, and logical appeals to defend his actions. Martin Luther King Jr. uses emotional appeal more often than any other appeal and by using it to his advantage, he makes it extremely effective in persuading the reader. He uses emotional appeal in many ways in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. In a way, use strong words as one of the most effective ways to relate to the reader and make them feel connected to them. In his letter he mentions that “When you have seen ferocious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at will; when you saw hateful police officers cursing, kicking and even killing your black brothers and sisters. "such as vicious lynching, drowning, hateful, cursing, kicking and killing are all strong words that persuade a negative image in the readers mind. Such examples that he uses to define the evil acts of segregation appear to the reader as unjust and unjust . King uses most of his emotional appeals from the middle of the letter and continues to use them until the end. King relates to the audience, the clergy, and shows the similarities... in the middle of the paper... in my hometown, like Paul, I must constantly respond to Macedonia's call for help” to show how both were forced to carry forward a message that was the gospel of Jesus Christ and the second human equality (p.61). ethical appeals and builds the author's character. His use of great leaders can have a great influence on the reader and have an effect on the reader's emotions. Martin Luther King Jr. makes excellent use of all three of Aristotle's appeals respond to the priests' accusations. However, he made the most of emotional appeal to move the reader and succeed in capturing the attention of his audience. Dr. King was one of the greatest orators in history. He was able to move millions of people with his powerful speeches. Once again he succeeds.