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Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience Answers

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Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”But such an ordinance becomes unjust when it is used to maintain segregation and to deny citizens the First-Amendment privilege of peaceful assembly and protest.Why does King use this allusion?

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to compare two historic documents
B
to urge patriotic responsibility
C
to issue a call for action
D
to state a moral dilemma
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Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was "well timed" in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation.What is the author’s purpose for including this sentence?

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to establish the suffering experienced under segregation
B
to define the concept of a direct action campaign
C
to criticize the public officials who endorse segregation
D
to explain his unwillingness to postpone his efforts

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