Question

Before closing, who does King criticize the clergyman for praising why?
in a letter from birmingham jail

Answer 1

He criticizes their praise of the white moderate — people who value "order" and "patience" over confronting injustice. King argues these clerical friends condemn direct action as "untimely" and urge waiting, thereby siding with a “negative peace” (the absence of tension) instead of insisting on true justice.