Assignment
Read Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail. The first part talks about why King felt it necessary to go to different parts of the south and protest, even though those places were not his home town. The rest talks about justification for civil disobedience. What is the main thesis statement of King's letter? What argument does King make for being in Birmingham? What kind of "direct action" does King advocate? What is the difference in "just" and "unjust laws"? King gives many examples. What are some? Is it right to advocate breaking unjust laws? What are your thoughts when King mentions that it is a "moral responsibility"? How does King bring in the topic of Civil Disobedience?