Letter from Birmingham Jail

King objects to being labeled an “extremist” by other black clergy. He sees himself as a moderate between two extremes in Black America. What is the first extreme group he identifies? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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King only mentions black nationalist ideologies. I think the subtext here are people like Malcolm X or the Black Panthers who support violent insurrection.