Question

"I am in Birmingham because injustice is here...I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds." --Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963 According to this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail, it is clear that A) King's methods of boycotts and non-violent civil disobedience were effective in ending segregation in the south. B) King was prepared to call for violent protests against groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the White Citizens Council. C) King believed that the problem of racial injustice was not limited to Birmingham, Alabama; rather it affected all Americans. D) King believed that intervention by the Federal government was the only measure that could possibly end racial conflict in America.

Answer 1

Answer:

C) King believed that the problem of racial injustice was not limited to Birmingham, Alabama; rather it affected all Americans.

Explanation:

Though in the the beginning of 1960s Birmingham, Alabama presented itself as one of the most racially divided cities in the U.S., Dr. Martin Luther King (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) understood that this a nationwide problem and the road to its solution has to start somewhere.

It is only natural that the Birmingham campaign of nonviolent direct action and confrontations between black activists and white authority representatives ultimately paved the way to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act prohibited racial discrimination not only Birmingham but all over the country.