Vocabulary
delay
What is a postpone
He wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Why do King and others decide to delay their actions?
What is Elections for mayor are coming up, Eugene Connor was in a runoff. Didn't want to intervene
Dr. King's audience in this letter.
Who were his fellow clergymen?
Martin Luther King Jr's wife.
Who is Coretta Scott King?
State of being inactive and not moving or changing
What is stagnation?
Commissioner of Public Safety.
Who is Eugene "Bull" Connor?
What does King argue about Mr. Boutwell?
What is Mr. Boutwell is gentler than Connor but still a segregationist
What are King's reasons for being in Birmingham?
President of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference); Injustice is present; Invited
Martin had a total of ______ children.
What is four?
state of unthinking or satisfied acceptance
What is complacency?
Left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world.
Who is Apostle Paul?
King defines two types of law, just and unjust, how does he define each?
What is a. Just law- Man made law that is in line with morals or laws of god
b Unjust law- Code out of harmony with moral law
What are the four basic steps of nonviolent direct action?
What is Collection of facts
negotiation
Self-purification
Direct action
The year King was assassinated.
What is 1968?
without taking action
What is idly?
American theologian whose writings address moral and social problems.
Who is Reinhold Niebuhr?
In a nonviolent campaign there are _____basic steps.
What is four?
Complete the following quote: "Injustice anywhere..."
What is a threat to justice everywhere."
This man shot King.
Who is James Earl Ray?
Strong desire, longing
What is yearning?
German monk who launched the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
Martin Luther King Jr led a nonviolent a protest in _______ against lunch segregation in Birmingham, Alabama.
What is 1963?
The Supreme Court's decision of 1954.
What is outlawing segregation in the public schools?
The place Martin Luther King Jr was born.
What is Atlanta Georgia?