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MLK's "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" Study Questions
1. What does MLK mean by "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?
2. While peaceful assembly is protects by the first amendment of the constitution, how did the circuit judge make it possible to arrest the protestors, including MLK on April 16, 1963?
3. What, for King, is the purpose of direct action?
4. "Why does disobeying an unjust law show respect for the law, according to King?
5. What is the significance of the following quote from MLK "Lamentably, it is an historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily."
6. What is "civil disobedience" as described in MLK's letter?
7. In what way does MLK identify with Socrates?
8. Describe one of the philosophical arguments presented by MLK in the letter to to address the following claim. "One may well ask: "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?"
9. What is the significance of MLK's statement "Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice."
10, What are your further thoughts on MLK's Letter From a Birmingham Jail?
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