Martin Luther King Jr. is arguably one of the most important figures in history when one thinks about racial equality and constant fighting to abolish segregation. While attending nonviolent demonstrations to stand against segregation laws, he was jailed in Birmingham. During his time in his cell, he composed a letter destined to address the main issue to the whole population: people were running away from an issue that needed to be solved, and they did not want to invest time into this goal that should have been common.