https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s Instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tltl485ZIUUZFZOZ1Q5f1vtwN0YGqjXa1LrP6_3ZYQI/edit?usp=sharing en-us 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC 2026-03-02 02:58:21 UTC hello@padlet.com khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020874 MLK writes  "letter from Birmingham jail" in response to criticism of the nonviolent protests happening in Birmingham. MLK describes the racial injustice and police brutality happening in Birmingham and how it is "the most thoroughly segregated city in the united states"(1).  MLK expresses extreme disappointment at white moderates who claim to support the mission while rejecting all attempts at direct action. King extends criticism to the leadership of the white church who has fallen far from earlier Christian origins. King ends his letter on a optimistic note, expressing belief that African Americans will get the freedom and equality fought for.]]> 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020874 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020878 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020878 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020880 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020880 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020881 "Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, we must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood"(7)]]> 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020881 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020884 "This “wait” has almost always meant “never.” It has been a tranquilizing Thalidomide, relieving the emotional stress for a moment, only to give birth to an ill-
formed infant of frustration"(9)]]> 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020884 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020886 "when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and  brothers at whim; when you have seen hate-filled policemen curse, kick, brutalize, and even kill your black brothers and sisters with impunity"(2)]]> 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020886 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020888 King alludes to a time Before when Socrates challenged the normal way of thinking to get others to do the same about the discrimination against black people.]]> 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020888 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020889 King is bringing actions seen to all readers to show how cruel yet free willed the policemen are to further a point of an unjust law system.]]> 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020889 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020890 King compares the word "wait" to a drug that leads to an "Ill-formed infant" in order to show that waiting instead of doing something against black discrimination just causes more anger and pain.]]> 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020890 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020892 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020892 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020895 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020895 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020898 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020898 khunt1687 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020899 Kayla Hunt, Eban Mathew ]]> 2020-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/817020899 emathew2244 https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/822690352 2020-10-12 19:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/khunt1687/hb37ubtazfipau5s/wish/822690352