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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience

Question 9 • 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’s claim is that action against racial injustice in Birmingham should happen now, rather than be postponed. He argues that waiting for a more favorable moment or for political change would allow injustice to continue. This matches the choice that now is the right time to take action.

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