Martin Luther King, Jr. uses allusions to the Bible to show the hypocrisy of the white clergymen. In his “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” he writes, “Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid,” to justify his actions in Birmingham. King uses this allusion to show that he is no more an outsider than Paul, a key figure in Christianity. In addition to showing the similarities between himself and Paul, Dr. King shows the irony of the clergymen’s comments and their affiliation with the church. King uses their criticism against them and forces them into understanding his perspective. Dr. King, again, makes an allusion to the Bible when he says “This movement...is made up of people who have lost faith in America, who have repudiated
