Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. How does King rebut his critics’ claim?
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?
Read the excerpt from “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. What is King’s purpose for including this sentence?
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. How does King support this claim?
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law, as would the rabid segregationist. King includes this sentence to
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?
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” It is unfortunate that demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham, but it is even more unfortunate that the city's white power structure left the Negro community with no alternative. How does King support this claim?
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” You suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children. What is the author’s purpose for including this sentence?
Read the excerpt from “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. King includes this sentence to
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” I have tried to stand between these two forces, saying that we need emulate neither the "do nothingism" of the complacent nor the hatred and despair of the black nationalist. How does King support this claim?
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