Letter from a BIRMINGHAM JAIL, Explained [AP Gov Required Documents]

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    In this video Heimler walks you through another one of your required documents for the AP Government curriculum, namely, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
    In this document King responds to a group of white clergymen who have urged patience on the devotees of the Civil Rights Movement. But King points out that anyone who could possibly say "wait" in the face of injustice has never been under the humiliating lash of injustice itself.

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  • @inkshadowandsun
    @inkshadowandsun 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +220

    GOOD LUCK ON THE 6TH EVERYONE TAKING TEST IN 2024 AND FUTURE

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  • @MrSthotwhelz
    @MrSthotwhelz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +545

    it amazing that this letter was written on the margins of a newspaper and scraps of paper passed to him.

    • @kevinlove4356
      @kevinlove4356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Many books were written in prison that way. Another example is Albert Speer's "Inside the Third Reich."

    • @verdijb2552
      @verdijb2552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kevinlove4356 this is still a masterpiece.

  • @kadiholmes320
    @kadiholmes320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    I'm not in AP history (9th English honors) but we're doing a rhetorical analysis on Letter from Birmingham Jail and this really helped me understand more of what MLK was trying to say

    • @heimlershistory
      @heimlershistory  2 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      I'm really glad to hear that there is some application outside the history class. Hot dang.

    • @grantnelson6037
      @grantnelson6037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@heimlershistory using this video for my English class, definitely a big help!

    • @ethanli9957
      @ethanli9957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Meanwhile, I’m taking this for my college advanced writing class………my professor is probably is too lenient on us lol.

    • @tasan803
      @tasan803 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@ethanli9957 more like this is a great example

    • @cliffordcolvard9495
      @cliffordcolvard9495 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What you learn from it

  • @elrichardo1337
    @elrichardo1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    we just went over this in AP lang too lol

  • @lelouchvibritannia2300
    @lelouchvibritannia2300 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Teachers never read this to us. The words were heavy. When you think about it, he's probably one of the fathers of Modern America.

  • @Lia-yx6pc
    @Lia-yx6pc ปีที่แล้ว +32

    i swear i come back to this video for something every year😭 lifesaver

  • @isaacwheeler3086
    @isaacwheeler3086 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Bro I never realized how much MLk was spitting. Like he didn’t miss

  • @BananaBandit13
    @BananaBandit13 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I got a five in my AP World History exam last year because of this man, and now he’s helping me with college 😂 what a hero

  • @existing-in-the-void
    @existing-in-the-void 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Hey just wanted to say thanks for your APUSH review videos last year! I got a 4 when I probably would’ve gotten like a 2 without your videos.

    • @cringe7677
      @cringe7677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      oh same, I got a 2 on the practice test taken a month before the exam, binged Heimler, then proceeded to get a 5. this dude is a life saver fr

  • @elisaaalopez
    @elisaaalopez 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    just watched all 9 videos and took hand written notes....

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      @Green_TreeFrog 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Doing that rn, the first time I've studied all year, pray for me 🙏

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      @Flvamingos 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Green_TreeFrogbros cooked

    • @ethanspencer3664
      @ethanspencer3664 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Looking at this for the first time right now 😤

    • @elisaaalopez
      @elisaaalopez 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      why was it kinda easy?? 😭

  • @mojojoejoe1983
    @mojojoejoe1983 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This document should be required reading in elementary school, as important as the declaration of independence and the bill of rights. It is a blueprint for BLM and any March and protest against injustice.

  • @vanessamartinezvm95
    @vanessamartinezvm95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I’m listening to these videos literally an hour before my ap gov exam😅 these videos have really helped though I feel like I remember a lot more now and understand them more

    • @madelyne6085
      @madelyne6085 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've got an essay tomorrow in it😅

    • @Emmett989
      @Emmett989 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How’d it go? Mines next monday

    • @topexter4007
      @topexter4007 ปีที่แล้ว

      is it bad

    • @inkshadowandsun
      @inkshadowandsun 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same here hon

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    @jabajoba 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Got a 4 on APWH thanks to a last minute binge on your videos. Thanks!

  • @majichour2491
    @majichour2491 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I got a 5 last year with your help, and hopefully I can do it again one last time in AP GOV/ECO

  • @dianaf8507
    @dianaf8507 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Isn't it crazy that this letter was written 50 years ago! How times changed!

    • @peterbyykkonen8901
      @peterbyykkonen8901 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Unfortunately the substance of his critique still rings true today.

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    @runix_a8021 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'll be back if I get above a 3

  • @haileyrobins5992
    @haileyrobins5992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We analyzed this letter in AP English Lang!!!

  • @doesitmatter13531
    @doesitmatter13531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have my unit 3 test next week, when is the unit review coming out?

    • @heimlershistory
      @heimlershistory  2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well, the unit review videos for 3-5 are only in the Ultimate Review Packet. But if that’s not an option for you, all the YT videos will serve you well.

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    @kimgowers486 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you! Great teacher on all your videos.

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    @sahibv.3180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    First

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  • @Hmae1313
    @Hmae1313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Whoa. Slow down there. You are speaking so fast it's hard to comprehend and contain. May I suggest decafe instead. 😉

    • @Buymoremochi
      @Buymoremochi ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You can also slow the video down by adjusting the settings

  • @juanitabala4803
    @juanitabala4803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you so much, this helped me alot

  • @inaminute1123
    @inaminute1123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THANK YOU IT WAS ON MY AP!!

  • @mariavrubio4683
    @mariavrubio4683 ปีที่แล้ว

    How did the letter motivate the social movement?

  • @brandonromero5447
    @brandonromero5447 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the great video! Helps me out a lot

  • @matiasjuradoortiz1545
    @matiasjuradoortiz1545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    greate video !

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    @jacobzaranyika9334 ปีที่แล้ว

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    @ahmedattia5995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @kevinlove4356
    @kevinlove4356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I do not see how the 14th amendment applies to a situation where the owner of a private business was engaging in acts of racial discrimination. Neither the federal nor the state government was involved. Indeed, private persons have a right to freedom of association. Which includes the right to not associate with someone by doing business with him.

    • @MicaiahBaron
      @MicaiahBaron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Discrimination on the basis of race is a public matter no matter whether the business is private; it takes place within the state and the country, and a citizen is being treated as a second-class citizen even if only by a business. It 100% applies.
      Also, casual racism is still racism; your comment is not good.

    • @justinfranco5342
      @justinfranco5342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MicaiahBaron - Speaking in strictly technical terms, the 14th Amendment does not apply to private businesses discriminating against customers. Congress used other sections of the Constitution (most notably the Interstate Commerce Clause) to give federal oversight to anti-discrimination legislation and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

    • @genjidoeseverything9461
      @genjidoeseverything9461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@justinfranco5342 last time i checked our government dont run on strictly technical terms, the government did not enforce the 14th amendment properly and therefore citizens protested rightfully and peacefully for what was right. technicalities dont get shit done

    • @glennwatson3313
      @glennwatson3313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MicaiahBaron Discussing a racial issue is not racism. Nice virtue signaling though.

    • @MicaiahBaron
      @MicaiahBaron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@glennwatson3313 I'm going to assume you're just ignorant, since that's probably the most generous assumption here. The discussion was about the idea of not doing business with people based on race, which is racism. Not about talking about racism.