Letter From A Birmingham Jail Part 1

What year was Letter from A Birmingham Jail written?

• 1961

• 1962

• 1963

• 1964

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

To whom is Martin Luther King, Jr. writing his letter?

• His mother

• His father

• His fellow clergymen

• The President of The United States

What Vocabulary Word should be in the blank below?

"I cannot sit __________ by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham."

• idly

• bewildered

• exalting

• dignified

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

King, Jr. says in any nonviolent campaign there are basic FOUR basic steps. What are TWO of the FOUR basic steps?

• Rioting

• Negotiation

• Violence

• Direction Action

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

MLK says that Birmingham is one of the most thoroughly __________ cities in the U.S.

• racist

• segregated

• integrated

• diverse

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

True or False? Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the city fathers and the city fathers willingly did so.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

True or False? The leaders from Birmingham's economic community promised to remove humiliating racial signs from stores and they followed through on this promise.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Near the end of Part 1 of his letter, MLK refers to the great philosopher __________ .

• Socrates

• Plato

• Hegel

• Kierkegaard

At the conclusion of Part 1 of his letter, King Jr. states, "Too long our beloved Southland has been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue rather than __________ .

• understanding

• discussion

• compromise

• dialogue

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3