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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience

Question 4 • MI-Government/Civics 2023

What is King’s claim in this passage?

Answer
A
Now is the right time to take action against racial injustice in Birmingham.
B
The new mayor will be more open to negotiations than the previous mayor.
C
All city administrators are more or less the same.
D
Civil rights activists should have waited for the election of a new mayor before taking action.

Explanation

King argues that waiting for a more convenient time would only prolong injustice. He maintains that people facing racial discrimination cannot be told to wait indefinitely, so action against racial injustice in Birmingham is necessary now. The correct choice is “Now is the right time to take action against racial injustice in Birmingham.”

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