Read the excerpt from "letter from birmingham jail.

i have the honor of serving as president of the southern christian leadership conference, an organization operating

in every southern state, with headquarters in atlanta, georgia.

what is king's purpose for including this sentence?

to emphasize his own southern roots

to illustrate the depth of his religious faith

to establish his professional credentials

to explain his ties to the city of atlanta

The correct answer is to illustrate the depth of his religious faith.

Explanation:

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American activist and also a spokesperson of Civil Rights Movement. It is known that the biggest influences on him were nonviolence and faith through Christianity. The mentioned Letter from Birmingham Jail is also known as The Negro is your brother, and it is an open letter that emphasizes nonviolent methods to face racism. In the quote, both influences are easily seen, like the already mentioned nonviolence, King also adds emphasis to his Christian faith with the sentence.

the sun warms our planet, and with the moon, creates the tides. the moon orbits the earth and in turn, the earth orbits the sun. because they appear to be the same size in the sky, the sun, earth and moon work together to create eclipses. when the moon is directly in between the earth and sun