Letter from Birmingham Jail

Summarize how MLK felt about civil disobedience

Nonviolently protesting laws he saw as morally wrong

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For many, Dr. King’s discussion and defense of civil disobedience is one of the letter’s most enduring attributes. Ultimately, he presents a model of civil disobedience closely aligned to both Thoreau’s and Gandhi’s. He strongly felt citizens of moral conscience must stand up to unjust laws.