Letter from Birmingham Jail Assignment
Answer the following questions after reading the letter.
1. Who is he writing the letter to?
2. Why is he responding to this particular criticism?
3. What reasons does he give for being in Birmingham? Which do you believe to be
the most important and why?
4. What does he feel clergyman should have criticized in Birmingham?
6. Explain the steps taken by local civil rights leaders to end the unfair treatment of African Americans in Birmingham prior to King’s arrival and demonstrations. What was the purpose of the demonstration?
7. Evaluate King’s arguments on “timing” in his experiences.
8. How does King differentiate between just and unjust laws? Provide examples.
9. What role does King feel white moderates have in the struggle for equal rights?
10. Why does King argue that demonstrators should be allowed to express themselves?
11. Why do you think King in particular has been disappointed with white religious leaders?
12. Paraphrase King’s feelings about the Birmingham police department’s treatment of African Americans.
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Letter from Birmingham Jail Assignment
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