In the letter from Birmingham Jail, MLK is offering a powerful message where he includes the understanding of just and unjust laws. King expressed his POV of just laws as a laws that are subject to everyone not degrading or inhumane of one specific group of people. God abiding laws while unjust laws are the absolute opposite. Unjust laws aren’t god abiding but degrades humans, subjects to one group, and more hateful than helpful.

The idea of knowing the difference between just and unjust laws lingers over knowing when to follow the law and when to speak against it and take action for what’s right and wrong. King also points out that a law can be unjust if it is applied unequally. This affects the way we live our day to day lives and help to change politics. In addition, It helps us fight for fairness in our communities and country.

Today the ideal example of just law would be the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act helped to end segregation and give people of all shapes , sizes and color the same rights! Which is why today a black woman I can look left and right and see people of all color graduation with me. And an example of unjust law would be cash bail’s many people can’t afford to pay their bond which hurts poorer communities and people of color because they don’t have the money to bail of prison.

MLK ideas help us to understand what true justice and injustice looks like. It’s a guide to follow laws but also see what it means to challenge laws that aren’t fair or that help.