Letter From BIrmingham Jail

What is the primary reason the author is in Birmingham?

• To visit family

• To engage in nonviolent direct action

• To attend a conference

• To negotiate with city officials

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

According to the author, what is the relationship between injustice and justice?

• Injustice in one place does not affect justice elsewhere

• Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere

• Justice can only be achieved through violent means

• Justice is independent of injustice

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

What organization does the author represent in Birmingham?

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

What are the four basic steps in a nonviolent campaign mentioned by the author?

• Planning, execution, reflection, and celebration

• Collection of facts, negotiation, self-purification, and direct action

• Protest, negotiation, agreement, and implementation

• Education, demonstration, negotiation, and resolution

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did the author and his associates decide to postpone their direct action program initially?

• They were waiting for better weather conditions

• They wanted to avoid interfering with the mayoral election

• They needed more time to prepare

• They were waiting for more participants

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does the author mean by "constructive, nonviolent tension"?

• A type of tension that leads to violence

• A tension that is necessary for growth and change

• A tension that should be avoided at all costs

• A tension that is only theoretical

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the author justify the timing of the direct action campaign?

• By stating that waiting longer would have been more strategic

• By arguing that justice delayed is justice denied

• By suggesting that the new administration needed more time

• By claiming that the timing was irrelevant

What does the author suggest is the purpose of direct action?

• To create chaos and disorder

• To force a community to confront issues it has ignored

• To replace negotiation entirely

• To demonstrate power and control

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the author compare his actions to those of the Apostle Paul?

• To highlight his religious motivations

• To emphasize the importance of spreading a message beyond one's hometown

• To show that he is a religious leader

• To suggest that his actions are divinely inspired

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the author imply about the promises made by Birmingham's merchants?

• They were fulfilled promptly

• They were broken, leading to disappointment

• They were irrelevant to the cause

• They were never made

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9