Paragraph 50: "Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty."

A knowledge issue we found in this letter was in paragraph 17. MLK discusses the idea of an unjust law and what makes it unjust. We came up with "How do laws serve as a way to justify personal beliefs?".

concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court's decision of 1954

outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us

consciously to break laws. One may well ask: "How can you advocate breaking some laws and

obeying others?" The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I

would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility

to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree

with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all."

"We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny." (Paragraph 4)

itself. This is difference made legal. By the same token, a just law is a code that a majority compels a minority to follow and that it is willing to follow itself. This is sameness made legal."

We both agreed on that paragraph 17 had some great writing about just and unjust laws. Although it is a very brief paragraph, it defines what an unjust law and just law is. Where it concisely illustrates how an unjust law is a law that contains double standards against a minority, and that they face a different sort of treatment than others. To add on, it also explains that a just law is something that is followed by minorities out of their own consent and is applied fairly. To summarize, we think its a great piece of writing because of its strong vocabulary and idea of just and unjust laws that MLK presents.

We agreed that paragraph 43 best fit the criteria for best writing. We like how the Dr. MLK asked questions in this paragraph, reflecting upon his actions in Birmingham. We also liked his figurative writing and how he connects it to himself, like ""carved a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of

disappointment" and "broken loose from the paralyzing chains of conformity."

"We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence, but we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, "Wait." But 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 and even kill your black brothers and sisters..."

Great KISS: Paragraph 22

"We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was "legal" and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was "illegal." It was "illegal" to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany. Even so, I am sure that, had I lived in Germany at the time, I would have aided and comforted my Jewish brothers. If today I lived in a Communist country where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I would openly advocate disobeying that country's antireligious laws."

Knowledge issue: The role of knowledge and morality in determining the legitimacy of society's laws.