Read this excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
Based on the passage, King believes the civil rights
movement must
For years now I have heard the word "Wait!" It rings in
the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This
"Wait" has almost always meant "Never." ... We have
waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional
and God-given rights.
-Martin Luther King Jr.,
1963
pause to reconsider its strategy of peaceful protests.
press forward with peaceful protests and marches.
Owait and see if Congress will pass civil rights laws.
O end because too many protestors were getting hurt.