Evaluating a Text's Significance in History: Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"

Question 1

Which of the following statements are true of both Thoreau’s and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s attitudes toward imprisonment?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Both thought that they had committed a moral and necessary act of defiance.

Question 2

What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Thoreau’s disapproval of the government; the essay’s failure to stop slavery or the government’s desire to expand westward; the idea of disobeying an unjust law; a consideration of social movements involving civil disobedience

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