Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. What is the author’s purpose for including this sentence?

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to explain the need for mutual understanding

Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience — Quiz

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. What is the author’s purpose for including this sentence?

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