Question

read the excerpt from dr. martin luther kings \letter from birmingham jail.\ sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application. how does king support this claim? by citing the 1954 supreme court decision by describing the fairness of moral laws by describing a law about parade permits by defining illegal segregation statutes

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The 1954 Supreme Court decision (Brown v. Board) is about school segregation, not directly about a law just in face but unjust in application here.
• Option 2: Describing moral laws' fairness doesn't relate to the "just on face, unjust in application" claim.
• Option 3: King discussed a parade permit law where it was just in theory (allowing parades) but unjustly applied to restrict civil rights marches, matching the claim.
• Option 4: Defining illegal segregation statutes doesn't show the "just on face, unjust in app" dynamic.

Answer:

C. by describing a law about parade permits