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Letter from Birmingham
what was the main reason for writing this letter
he wanted to address the criticism from eight white religious leaders of the south
paragraph three compares what
the southern Christian leadership conference to 8th century prophets who carried the word of Jesus, saying he wants to carry "the gospel of freedom"
pharaoh six describes what steps
four basic steps in nonviolent campaign
King held workshops to ensure what
they were prepared to proceed nonviolently and suffer arrest without allowing rage to consume them
king uses what attitude
Challenging not threatening
king argues that nonviolent direct actin is designed to
force negotiation
paragraph eleven is
one of the most powerful ones in the letter
what does king believe politicians must do? What does he believe moral leaders must do?
politicians: be aware of moral concerns
moral leaders: interfere in legal concerns
unjust laws don't follow what
Democratic process
King justifies his breaking laws by
citing historical examples of civil disobedience like the Old Testament and Socrates
king expresses disappointment with who
white moderates who aren't supportive
later in the letter, kings tone becomes more
confrontational and direct
kings philosophy stands between
two extreme forces he disagrees with which are apathy vs violence
king recognizes and praises who
white who have helped his cause
he expresses disappointment with whose reactions
the church's reaction at the time but he has faith in individual members that have worked with him
in paragraph 35, he refutes what
any praise for the police's actions in Birmingham
I'm paragraph 37, he redirects what to who
praise to "true heroes" which are civil rights demonstrators
king offers a final unifying vision of
hope by asserting his humility and unity with the white clergy
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
injustice needs to be settled and fixed
"Justice too long delayed in justice denied"
we cannot wait for justice that should've been given to us from the start
"If the inexpressible cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail"
African Americans survived and continued fight for freedom, despite slavery and suffering
"An unjust law is no law at all"
said by St Agustine and means of a law is unjust it doesn't deserve to be followed or respected
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