Answer and Explanation:
This question is about "Letter from Birmingham Jail" where Dr. King says that racism, racial segregation and the limitation of civil rights is like a hidden and hidden disease. He states that when a disease is in this situation, it is never cured, because it cannot be seen, the doctor cannot seek solutions that eliminate it. Racism, likewise, is a disease that remains hidden when black people are silent about it and accept it. For this reason, the peaceful demonstrations he is promoting are important, as they allow the display of racism, prevent him from being covered and work directly to cure him. This can be seen in the following excerpt from the letter:
<em>"we who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. We bring it out in the open where it can be seen and dealt with. Like a boil that can never be cured as long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its pus-flowing ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must likewise be exposed, with all of the tension its exposing creates, to the light of human conscience and the air of national opinion before it can be cured."</em>
