Letter From Birmingham Jail
Which statement best supports the answer to Part A?
“I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat
to justice everywhere.” (Paragraph 5 original text)
F. “Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was ‘well timed’ in the view of those who have not
suffered unduly from the disease of segregation.” (Paragraph 14 original text)
G. “I had hoped that the white moderate would understand the present tension in the South is a necessary phase of the
transition from an obnoxious negative peace” (Paragraph 25 original text)
H. “But the judgment of God is upon the church as never before. If today’s church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit
of the early church, it will lose its authenticity” (Paragraph 41 original text)