Question 12 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. How does King support this claim in the rest of his letter?
Answer
A
by quoting Socrates and establishing historical precedent
B
by presenting a visual image of a world in which equality reigns
C
by chronicling the history of violent tension throughout the South
D
by providing examples of recent nonviolent sit-ins