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LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL

Credit Line: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” April 16, 1963. The Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Which theme is central in King’s address?

(1 point)
Responses

patience
patience

respecting authority
respecting authority

patriotism
patriotism

nonviolent resistance

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The central theme in King's address is nonviolent resistance. In "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," King advocates for the use of nonviolent action as a means to confront and combat racial injustice.