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Question

LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL
Credit Line: Rev. Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," April 16, 1963. The Estate of Martin Luther King, or.
What is significant about the date each seminal document was written?
(1 point)
Lincoln's speech and King's letter were written the same year, but in
• different states, bringing attention to the widespread issue of racism
• in America
King intentionally wrote his letter one hundred years after Lincoln's speech to draw attention to the ongoing injustices Black citizens faced
One hundred years after Lincoln's speech, King wonders why America's Black citizens still do not nave rights equal to white citizens
Even though they deal with similar themes. Lincoln's speech and King's letter are otherwise unrelated because they were written so
far apart

Answer 1

The significant aspect of the dates when Lincoln's speech and King's letter were written lies in the historical context of racism in America. King intentionally wrote his letter one hundred years after Lincoln's speech to highlight the ongoing injustices faced by Black citizens. This parallel underscores that, despite the progress symbolized by the Emancipation Proclamation, systemic racism and inequality persisted in American society a century later. Therefore, the most accurate answer is:

King intentionally wrote his letter one hundred years after Lincoln's speech to draw attention to the ongoing injustices Black citizens faced.