The purpose of King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail” was to explain that the protests led by the King in Birmingham were necessary because the local leaders and courts are not willing to confront the issue of segregation.
<h3>Who wrote "Letter from a Birmingham Jail”?</h3>
The author of "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" was none other than Martin Luther King Jr.
The letter was addressed to all the Clergy Men who had criticized the protests against segregation.
The purpose of the letter served to defend his actions which were non-violent albeit direct. Hence the correct answer is C.
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