Letter from Birmingham Jail
King wrote the letter in response to this group who criticized his actions in Birmingham.
Who are the white clergymen?
Gandhi first became widely recognized for helping which group in South Africa?
Who are Indian immigrants?
MLK was born in this city and state.
What is Atlanta, Georgia?
Gandhi was born in this country.
What is India?
Same in value or meaning.
What is equivalent?
King argues that people have a moral responsibility to do this to unjust laws.
What is disobey them?
Gandhi developed this form of nonviolent protest while in South Africa.
What is satyagraha?
King became the pastor of this church, following in his father’s footsteps.
What is Ebenezer Baptist Church?
Gandhi studied this profession before becoming an activist.
What is law?
A temporary pause or suspension of activity.
What is a moratorium?
King describes being called an “extremist,” but reframes the word by comparing himself to these historical/religious figures.
Who are Jesus, Amos, and other prophetic figures?
His fame grew after leading this major march protesting the British tax.
What is the Salt March?
This bus boycott was the event that brought MLK into national leadership.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Gandhi’s title “Mahatma” means this.
What is “great soul”?
Something that motivates a person to act.
What is an incentive?
King explains that direct action creates this kind of tension that forces negotiation.
What is constructive, nonviolent tension?
Gandhi’s nonviolent approach gained him support and admiration from this group within India.
Who are the poor/common people?
MLK won this major international award in 1964.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
He promoted this lifestyle, which included simplicity, spinning cloth, and minimal possessions.
What is self-sufficiency?
Lesser in rank or under the authority of someone/something else.
What is subordinate?
King says “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” meaning communities are tied together in this “network.”
What is a network of mutuality?
Gandhi realized that gaining global attention required combining moral authority with this type of public action.
What is symbolic civil disobedience?
King’s leadership style combined Christian teachings with this philosophical approach.
What is nonviolent resistance?
Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 by a member of this group.
What is a Hindu nationalist?
Aware or mindful of something.
What is cognizant?