Letter from Birmingham Jail
This is the group of people to whom King addressed the letter after they criticized his actions in Birmingham.
Who are the eight white clergymen?
Gandhi first became widely known for his activism while working in this country, not India.
What is South Africa?
This Baptist minister became the most famous leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This man is known worldwide as the leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This word describes an action that deliberately tries to anger or stir up someone.
Provocation
King uses this term to describe the interconnectedness of communities and why injustice anywhere affects everyone.
What is the “inescapable network of mutuality”?
The philosophy Gandhi later used in India began developing in South Africa, emphasizing nonviolent resistance.
What is satyagraha?
MLK Jr.’s most famous speech was delivered at the 1963 March on this city.
What is Washington, D.C.?
In 1930, Gandhi led a 240-mile march to protest British taxes on this everyday item.
What is salt?
If someone harms you and you strike back, this verb describes your response.
Retaliate
This method of protest, which King defends throughout the letter, is described as the only moral way to confront injustice.
What is nonviolent direct action?
This 1930 action, in protest of the British salt tax, brought Gandhi international attention.
What is the Salt March?
He helped organize this famous bus protest sparked by Rosa Parks in 1955.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This simple piece of equipment, which Gandhi often used in public, became a symbol of Indian self-reliance.
What is the spinning wheel (charkha)?
Someone who is fully aware or mindful of something is described by this adjective.
Cognizant
King distinguishes between two types of laws, saying one “uplifts human personality” while the other “degrades” it.
What are just and unjust laws?
Gandhi first gained major recognition in India after leading a campaign on behalf of peasants suffering under harsh taxation in this region.
What is Champaran?
In 1964, MLK Jr. became the youngest person at the time to win this major award.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
Gandhi’s method of peaceful resistance was called this, meaning “truth force.”
What is satyagraha?
This noun refers to a temporary halt or suspension of an activity.
Moratorium
King criticizes this specific group for being more devoted to “order” than to justice, calling them the greatest stumbling block to freedom.
Who are the white moderates?
This global event heightened Gandhi’s influence as he pushed for Indian independence after millions of Indians contributed to the British war effort.
What is World War I?
MLK Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in this southern U.S. city.
What is Memphis, Tennessee?
Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 by a man who opposed his efforts to unite these two major religious groups.
What are Hindus and Muslims?
This word describes something that motivates or encourages a person to take action.
Incentive