Why is birmingham the focus of these peaceful


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Alabama Clergymen's Letter to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1. What are the Alabama clergymen (the first letter) arguing for?

2. How do they view the protests and demonstrations going on in Birmingham?

Letter from Birmingham City Jail by MLK

1. How does Martin Luther King Jr. justify his (and others') presence in Birmingham even though they are "outsiders"?

2. How does he tailor his letter to address his specific audience?

3. Why is Birmingham the focus of these peaceful demonstrations?

4. What was the process of "self-purification" which the protesters went through?

5. How does he defend the usage of direct actions (demonstrations)?

6. Why action NOW and not waiting?

7. How does he justify breaking laws?

8. What does he argue about the "white moderate"?

9. According to MLK, why should demonstrations be allowed (paragraph 21)?

10. How are religious leaders failing the desegregation movement?

11. How does he close his argument (paragraphs 25, 26, 27 and 28)?

12. Whose argument, the Alabama clergymen or Martin Luther King, Jr., was stronger and why?

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