Read this excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail.”For years now I have heard the word "Wait!" It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This "Wait" has almost always meant "Never." . . . We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights.–Martin Luther King Jr.,1963
Answer
A
pause to reconsider its strategy of peaceful protests.
B
press forward with peaceful protests and marches.
C
wait and see if Congress will pass civil rights laws.
D
end because too many protestors were getting hurt.