Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail argued that:A.segregation could not be changed in America.B.prison reform was necessary for civil rights.C.peaceful protests had no effect in the fight for civil rights.D.people should disobey unjust laws.

The civil rights movement’s success was the result of both formal actions by various branches of the federal government (political and legal action) and the actions of various groups in society putting pressure on government officials to strengthen civil rights protections for African Americans (social movement action).Identify the political and legal actions and social movement actions below.Political and Legal ActionMartin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”Civil Rights Act of 1964Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycotts (1955)Voting Rights Act of 1965Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee formed to organize protests, sit-ins, freedom ridesBrown v. Board of Education (1954)President Eisenhower sending 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce the integration of Central High SchoolSocial Movement Action

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. How does King support this claim? by describing his own experience with waiting for civil rights by providing quotes from militant civil rights demonstrators by explaining the racist attitudes of some White politicians by recalling a dream of his in which all people were equal

Martin Luther King, Jr. was involved in many civil rights activities and organizations during the 1950s and early 1960s. One of the earliest was during the Montgomery bus boycott where he encouraged protesters to do what? A. march in the streets to block the bus routes B. surround the buses so white riders couldn’t board C. only take the bus at night D. extend the boycott

Click to read the passage from "Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance," by Martin Luther King Jr. Then answer the question.Which of the following explains King's reason for listing examples of the struggles for civil rights in this speech?A.To provide evidence that African Americans are still struggling for civil rightsB.To attack his opponentsC.To set a more formal toneD.To argue that the civil rights movement has wonSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What was an effect of peaceful protests organized by Martin Luther King Jr.?A.The violence used by segregationists against the protests was shown across the country.B.The methods had no impact against violence.C.The leadership of the protests disagreed with Martin Luther King Jr.D.All of the above