Organizational Structure
What is organizational structure?
A system that defines how an organization’s activities are organized, directed, and coordinated
What did the letter start off with?
An informational background as to the purpose it was being written for
What are the four basic steps in a nonviolent campaign?
- Collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist
- Negotiation
- Self-Purification
- Direct Action
What are the two kinds of laws that Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks about?
"Just" and "Unjust" laws
Who was Letter From Birmingham Jail written by?
Martin Luther King
What does organizational structure give a clearer picture of?
How work flows throughout the organization
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr. addressing the letter to specifcally?
The white clergymen
True or False: The negroes did not try to negotiate with the city fathers.
False
What makes a law "just"?
- Any law that uplifts human personality is just
- A code that a majority compels to a minority that they would be willing to follow themselves
What point of view is the letter written from?
First point of view
True or false: Organizational structure is viewed as a means of achieving an organization's mission and strategy.
True
What was the purpose of Martin Luther King, Jr. writing the letter?
He wanted to explain the reasoning behind why he preferred nonviolent protests
What is the purpose of a direct-action program?
To create a situation where it is so crisis-packed that it forces doors for negotiation to be opened
What makes a law "unjust"?
- An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law
- Any law that degrades human personality is unjust
- All segregation statutes are unjust
What is King the president of?
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
What is the main goal of organizational structure?
To help one achieve their vision and do what is best for the organization
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. envision for America?
He envisioned a good future and to see a oneness in humanity
When did they plan their direct-action program?
They planned it for Easter season
True or False: Negroes were facing unjust treatment in courts
True
Why did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s organization come to Birmingham in the first place?
They came because an affiliate from Birmingham asked them to engage in a nonviolent direct-action program
How does organizational structure play a role in the Letter from Birmingham Jail?
It allowed for King to lay his letter out in a well-organized way so he could effectively get his message across
Why were the white clergymen criticizing Martin Luther King, Jr.?
They were criticizing him because of his leadership style and nonviolent protest activities in Birmingham
Name one collected fact that determined injustices existed.
Most segregated city in the United States
Had a terrible record of brutality, as it was widely known
Negroes have received extremely unjust treatment in the courts
More unsolved bombings on Negro homes and churches than any other city
List at least one example of an injustice of the negroes.
Vicous mobs lynching mothers and fathers
Drowning of brothers and sisters
“I am in Birmingham because injustice is here”
Negros have experienced grossly unjust treatment in the courts.
More unsolved bombings of Negro homes and churches in Birmingham than any other city in the nation
Who felt Martin Luther King, Jr. and his organization were "outsiders coming in"?
The clergymen