Letter From Birmingham Jail

Lines 216-237 identify the specific examples king provides of either unjust laws or the unjust application of just laws. Why are concrete examples such as those king provides important here?

Lines 216-237 identify the specific examples king provides of either unjust laws or the unjust application of just laws. Why are concrete examples such as those king provides important here?

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In Lines 216-237, Dr. King describes how Alabama’s laws do not truly allow black citizens the democratic possibility of voting on segregation. The state’s “devious methods” keep black men from voting, even in counties where blacks comprise a majority of the population. Dr. King finds this a clear mark of an unjust law.

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Letter From Birmingham Jail