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Question 20 • PBCSD_Grade_Forgiveness_1001370_English 3_S2_2015

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”The Negro has many pent up resentments and latent frustrations, and he must release them. How does King conclude this claim?

Answer
A
by stating the inevitability of racial violence
B
by urging white leaders to release him from jail
C
by encouraging white leaders to allow nonviolent protests
D
by persuading his followers to break laws and create unrest

Explanation

King argues that pent-up resentment must be released through nonviolent action. He warns that suppressing peaceful protest can lead to violence, so he urges white leaders to allow nonviolent protests rather than block them. The correct choice is “by encouraging white leaders to allow nonviolent protests.”

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