What is the purpose of King’s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail”? to show that Birmingham leaders need to find new ways to negotiate with African American leaders instead of jailing them for marching without a permit
to demonstrate that the Birmingham clergymen who criticize King want to stop African Americans from gaining equality in their city
to explain that the protests led by King in Birmingham are necessary because the local leaders and courts are not willing to confront the issue of segregation
to illustrate that the violence associated with King’s protests in Alabama is justified because a person who attacks a protestor should also be attackedUsing the outline you created, write a one-paragraph editorial commenting on the opinion you have chosen to defend.