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Questions
1. Why is Martin Luther King, Jr. writing to his fellow clergymen?
2. What criticism from his fellow clergymen is King addressing in paragraphs 2-4?
3. What are two ways King refutes the criticism you identified in question 2?
4. What does King mean when he states, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an escapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny"?
5. What are three specific conditions faced by the Black community in Birmingham?
6. What specific actions did members of Birmingham's Black community take before resorting to demonstrations?
7. What are the four basic steps of a non-violent campaign?
8. According to King, how did everyone go through self-purification to prepare for direct action?
9. Why was the Easter season chosen as the best time for direct action?
10. Why was the direct action program delayed?
11. How does King justify direct action while agreeing with his audience that negotiation is the best solution?
12. According to King, is there ever a good time to engage in a direct action campaign? Provide evidence from paragraphs 10 and 11 to support your answer.
13. What is the difference between just and unjust laws? Provide evidence from the text that illustrates both just and unjust laws.
14. According to King, how does the act of accepting the penalty of imprisonment (something that he was currently doing while writing this letter) express "the highest respect for law"?
15. Given that Martin Luther King, Jr. published this letter, whom else is he writing to? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
16. In your own words, explain what the difference is between "negative peace" and "positive peace."
17. Does King think that they (the demonstrators) should stop because of the potential for violence? Why?
18. Why does King gain "a measure of satisfaction" from being called an extremist?
19. What does King wish his fellow clergymen would do instead of criticizing the demonstrations?