The Civil Right Movement
What is the activism group, headed by Dr. King, also known for its association in the civil rights movement?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Who authored of "The Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The letter states, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to..." what?
Justice everywhere
According to Dr. King, what is the purpose of direct action?
Manufacture a crisis and foster tension
The letter was written on what day in 1963?
April 16, 1963
What were the activism campaign Dr. King, and other civil rights activist engaged themselves in during his arrest in Birmingham?
The Birmingham campaign
Whose group this written statement was addressed to because of their actions?
Eight white Alabama clergymen
Dr. King expresses frustration with what moderate group in the United States during this letter?
The white moderate
The letter suggests that the white church should be what in the struggle for minorities’ civil rights?
A strong ally
According to Dr. King, righteous laws uplift what, while unjust and immoral laws degrade it?
Human personality
Dr. King assert which rights, Blacks, had been denied access to in the United States, for way too long?
The right to vote
In what city was Dr. King jailed when he authored the letter?
Birmingham, Alabama
What historical figure does Dr. King reference that illustrate a moral obligation to disobey unjust laws?
St. Augustine
Who did Dr. King compare himself against, that in the bible spoke out against injustice?
Amos
What is the intent of nonviolent direct action establishing between different racial groups?
Creative tension
What is the SCOTUS’ case in the letter that argues for the unconstitutionality of segregation as illegal?
Brown v. Board of Education
What is the method defended by Dr. King in protest against racial injustice?
Nonviolent direct action
Dr. King cites a Jewish philosopher to support his argument for civil disobedience, who is it?
Martin Buber
What nature of human does segregation laws degrade, that Dr. King argue is unjust and immoral?
The soul and personality
Dr. King references the Greek philosopher who argued for civil disobedience, who is it?
Socrates
According to Dr. King, what struggle did Blacks experienced during their protests for civil rights?
Frustration and disappointment
To which law one has moral responsibility to disobey according to Dr. King?
Unjust laws
The black community waited long enough for which rights, according to the letter?
Their constitutional and God-given rights
What is the society that Dr. King dreams of, and that the civil rights movement would ultimately lead to?
The Beloved Community
Dr. King assert how long has minorities, the black community in particular, had been waiting for their rights?
Over 340 years