Letters from Birmingham Jail

Identify details that King says make Birmingham unique among United States cities.

Birmingham is probably the most segregated city in the South and there've Been More Unsolved bombings in Birmingham than in Any Other City

What does King mean in when he says, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?

Everyone is affected when one person is hurt

What is the basis 4 King's argument against the Idea that He is an outsider who came 2 Birmingham?

He has organizational ties in Birmingham.

What is a moratorium?

a temporary stoppage

What does cognizant mean?

aware

How does King show awareness of and respect for his intended audience of clergymen?

by opening with references 2 shared concerns & common brotherhood and by making a moral Christian argument by referencing Christ & other religious leaders and thinkers

According to King, the purpose of direct nonviolent action is to

create tension so that people have to confront an issue.

King compares himself to early Christian prophets because they

did not submit to unjust laws.

King says that he rarely pauses 2 answer criticisms, but he is replying 2 the clergymen because

he believes them to be sincere and good

In line 210, King alludes to Paul Tillich's opinion that "sin is separation" to

strengthen his moral argument against segregation.

To retaliate means to

take revenge.

King uses the evidence that other nations are gaining political independence to argue against

waiting for freedom.