MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail DBQ Worksheet

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Click here to print this DBQ worksheet, featuring the text of Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Students' answers will vary. How does Dr. King react to accusations that his actions were "unwise and untimely"? What injustices does Dr. King describe? According to Dr. King, what does segregation do to the segregator and to the segregated? Do you find Dr. King's argument convincing? Why or why not?

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