Letter to Eight White Clergymen “An unjust law is no law at all,” is a quote by St. Augustine that Martin Luther King, Jr., uses in his letter responding to the letter of the eight white clergymen. The quote is King’s defense for his act of disobeying the law of segregation. King’s letter explains why there is injustice in segregation and calls for justice from these laws. The letter effectively uses examples of …showed first 75 words of 911 total…

…showed last 75 words of 911 total…unjust though many people viewed it as the right solution then. King gives these examples not to have people accept his actions as an alternative, but he also wants them to understand and follow his path. Furthermore, these examples are made to change the reader’s point of view, belief and actions. Thus these examples help the letter to become an exceptionally effective piece of persuasive writing that is capable of changing its readers’ view.