Question

How does King rebut his critics’ claim?

Answer 1

By questioning the fairness of laws in the counterclaim

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) by questioning the fairness of the laws in a counterclaim.

The other options of the question were A) by citing the US Constitution in a counterclaim. C) by praising the concept of social anarchy in a counterclaim. D) by admitting mistakes made by his group in a counterclaim.

King rebut his critics’ claim by questioning the fairness of the laws in a counterclaim.

We are talking about the important letter that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote when he was in the Birmingham jail. The letter was known as "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

The excerpt says: "You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern." Here, Dr. King rebuts his critics’ claim by questioning the fairness of the laws in a counterclaim.

Martin Luther King wrote this letter on April 16, 1963, to defend his activist movement strategy of peaceful protests as a form of demonstration to support civil rights.