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• Project  #3 = Letter from Birmingham Jail  (10 points)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial located in Washington, DC
• Read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”Links to an external site..  Answer these questions for 10 points EC. Your responses should be in short essay form, in other words, small paragraphs.

1. What reasons does Dr. King give his colleagues for his being in Alabama?
   • Paragraph 2:
   • Paragraph 3:
   • Paragraph 4:
2. In your own words, express what Dr. King means by “self-purification in Paragraph 8?
3. In paragraph 12, what does Dr.King say about privileged groups giving up their privileges?
4. What two things are described in paragraphs 15-20?
5. Dr. King devotes considerable space to an issue that has caused him painful disappointment. What issue is this?
6. Which paragraphs deal with the issue mentioned in question 5?
7. Dr. King also discusses another major disappointment. What is this second disappointment?
8. Which paragraphs deal with the issue mentioned in question 7?
9. What is the main purpose for this letter?
10. What is the tone of Dr. King’s conclusion (paragraphs 48-50)?
11. What is the main point Dr. King is trying to get across to his fellow clergymen.

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