Civil Rights Movement

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What organization does Martin Luther King Jr. serve as the president of?

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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Why did Martin Luther King Jr. and his organization decide to engage in a nonviolent direct action program in Birmingham?

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They were invited by the local affiliate in Birmingham

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What was the purpose of nonviolent direct action according to Martin Luther King Jr.?

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To create a crisis and force the community to negotiate

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Why does Martin Luther King Jr. believe that negotiation alone is not enough?

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Because the oppressor will never voluntarily give freedom

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What does Martin Luther King Jr. say is the Negro's great stumbling block towards freedom?

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The white moderate who prefers order over justice

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What does Martin Luther King Jr. hope the white religious leadership in Birmingham would do?

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See the justice of their cause and support them

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What does Martin Luther King Jr. criticize about white churches in the midst of the struggle for racial and economic justice?

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They focus on pious irrelevancies and sanctimonious trivialities

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What does Martin Luther King Jr. hope for the future of the nation?

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The dark clouds of racial prejudice will pass away

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What is the main theme of Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter?

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The struggle for racial and economic justice

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What is the purpose of Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter?

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To respond to criticism and explain his actions