You will read Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” whose text can be found below.
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/letter-birmingham-jail
After you have completed the reading, write a brief response paper (one-to-two pages; 300-600 words) in which you do your very best to answer the questions below. The most important part of the assignment is that your answers reveal evidence of critical thought.
1. Identify in detail and thoroughly describe the main ethical issue(s) identified by Martin Luther King, Jr. in this assigned reading. Show that you understand the ethical question(s) King is confronting.
2. Identify and describe the choices available to King. Show that you understand different options. Which does he choose? Why?
3. Finally, identify and describe the consequences of the choices the author makes in addressing the ethical issues identified above.
