Men of the FutureAlthough the time periods and goals may be different, the method of bringing about change is usually the same, this method is protest. Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail, written on April 16, 1963, is an impassioned letter that addresses and responds to the problem and criticism that a group of white clergymen had leveled against him and his pro-black Americans. 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 they were seceding from England, and a formal declaration of war. It gave the 13 colonies freedom from English laws. The man responsible for writing the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson. He wrote the Declaration between June 11, 1776 and June 28, 1776. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams examined what Jefferson had written and made some changes to the Declaration. On July 4, 1776, Congress adopted the Declaration. This method is supported by two different people, in two different time periods, with two different goals; these two people are Martin Luther King Junior and Thomas Jefferson. Martin Luther King Junior's letter from Birmingham Jail was an expression of his encouragement of protest against tradition and established laws and a justification for his actions. King, the leader of a civil rights group that supported protest against traditional views, encouraged protest against tradition and established unjust laws. In his letter from Birmingham Prison King states: "It was illegal to help and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany. Even so, I am sure that, had I lived in Germany at that time, I would have helped and comforted my Jewish brothers. If today If I lived in a communist country where some principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I would openly support disobedience to the anti-religious laws of that country." This excerpt shows that King encourages protest because in some situations he deems it necessary, both in Hitler's Germany and in a communist country, or in any situation where injustices occur. In the last sentence of the passage 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 peers.