Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”I have tried to stand between these two forces, saying that we need emulate neither the "do nothingism" of the complacent nor the hatred and despair of the black nationalist. How does King support this claim?
Answer
A
by listing churches who support his nonviolent stand
B
by describing nonviolent direct action as a peaceful middle ground
C
by urging church leaders to abandon their “do nothing” approaches
D
by insisting that complacency is preferable to hatred and violence
Explanation
King says he is trying to stand between complacency and hatred or despair. He supports this claim by presenting nonviolent direct action as a peaceful middle ground: it resists injustice without answering it with hatred or violence. The choice “describing nonviolent direct action as a peaceful middle ground” best matches his point.
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