In his letter from Birmingham Jail in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr wrote his defence of the strategy of non-violent resistance to racism. MLK Jr. claimed that instead of possibly waiting an eternity for the courts to render justice, individuals have a moral obligation to defy unfair laws and take immediate action. He responded to a question that everyone asked him, “Why direct action and not negotiation?”. King’s answer gives a justification to direct action over negotiation as it is the acceptable procedure when men eventually reach a point in their patience when they are no longer willing…