Letter from Birmingham Jail

complacency

the state of being self-satisfied

negotiate

To discuss something in an attempt to reach agreement

advocating

to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly

seldom

not often; rarely

resentments

feelings of ill-will toward someone or something

claim

the writer's position on an issue or problem

counterclaim

a position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint

rebuttal

A counterargument, especially in debate

criticism

Pointing out faults or shortcomings

Civil Rights Movement

movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s in an effort to establish the rights of individual Black citizens