Letter from Birmingham Jail
From where did he write the letter
Where is Birmingham Jail?
This civil rights leader gained national praise for writing “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
Who is martin Luther king jr?
This U.S. state was Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthplace
Giorgia
Gandhi first became famous in India during this 1919 nationwide protest against repressive British law
What is Rowlatt Satyagraha?
clear or obvious to the eye or mind(adj)
Manifest
A law that degrades human personality
what is unjust law?
The letter became famous because King wrote it while doing this, proving his commitment to nonviolent resistance.
What is being jailed for protesting?
King was born in this city, famous for its civil rights history.
Atlanta
Gandhi’s Salt March of 1930 protested a tax on this essential mineral
What is salt?
make changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas, or products.
Innovate
He was arrested due to being apart of a specific form of protest
What is marching in a nonviolent demonstration without a permit.
One reason the letter rose to fame was that King clearly explained the difference between just and unjust versions of these.
What are laws?
King originally shared the same first name as his father—what was it?
Micheal
Gandhi urged Indians to withdraw support from British institutions in this non-cooperation campaign of the early 1920.
What is the Non-Cooperation Movement?
make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack
Retaliate
4 step process of any nonviolent campaign
What are collection of facts, negotiation, self-purification, and direct action?
The letter’s popularity grew because King responded directly to criticism from this group of eight men.
Who are the white clergymen?
King skipped two grades and entered this level of school at age 15.
College (Morehouse College
Gandhi launched this 1942 campaign demanding Britain to leave India immediately
What is the
a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something.
Incentive
Compared himself to a prophet.
Who is Paul?
The letter became a defining civil rights document because King argued that nonviolent action creates this kind of tension
What is constructive, creative tension?
This event at age 14, a public speaking contest, was King’s first taste of activism.
Winning an oratorical contest
Gandhi was repeatedly imprisoned by the Britis; his longest single imprisonment began after this campaign in 1922
What is the Non-Cooperation Movement?
a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something.
Complacency