Men of the Future Although the time periods and goals may be different, the method of bringing about change is generally the same, that method is protest. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail, written on April 16, 1963, is a passionate letter that addresses and responds to the problem and criticism that a group of white clergy had leveled at him and his pro-black American supporters. organization about his and his organization's nonviolent demonstration actions against racial prejudice and injustice among Black Americans in Birmingham. And the Declaration of Independence was written to show a new theory of government, the reasons why they were separating from England, and a formal declaration of war. He freed the 13 colonies from English laws. The man responsible for writing the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson. He wrote the Declaration between June 11 and 28, 1776. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams reviewed what Jefferson had written and made some changes to the Declaration. On July 4, 1776, Congress adopted the Declaration. This method is carried out by two different people, at two different times, with two different objectives; these two people are Martin Luther King Junior and Thomas Jefferson. Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter from a Birmingham jail was an expression of his encouragement to protest against tradition and established laws and a justification for his actions. King, leader of a civil rights group that supported protest against traditional views, encouraged protests against tradition and established unjust laws. In his letter from Birmingham Jail, King said: “It was illegal to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany. Despite everything, I am sure that if I had lived in Germany at that time, I would have helped and comforted my fellow Jews. If I lived today in a communist country where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I would openly advocate disobedience to that country's anti-religious laws. » This excerpt shows that King encourages protest because in certain situations he finds it necessary, whether in Hitler's Germany, in a communist country, or in any situation in which injustices occur. In the last sentence of the excerpt, King openly admits that he would protest against established laws or traditions. King was against traditional views and unjust laws, which discriminated against him and his countrymen..