Question

read the excerpt from dr. martin luther king’s “letter from birmingham jail.”
we know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
how does king support this claim?
○ by describing his own experience with waiting for civil rights
○ by providing quotes from militant civil rights demonstrators
○ by explaining the racist attitudes of some white politicians
○ by recalling a dream of his in which all people were equal

Explanation:

In the "Letter from Birmingham Jail," King draws on his own and the Black community's long, unfulfilled wait for promised civil rights, using this personal and collective experience to argue that oppressors do not freely grant freedom. The other options are incorrect: he does not rely on militant demonstrator quotes, focus on white politicians' racist attitudes as the core support for this specific claim, or reference his "I Have a Dream" vision here.

Answer:

A. by describing his own experience with waiting for civil rights