Letter From Birmingham Jail

In Paragraph 11, what examples does King use that appeal to the reader's sense of empathy? Which example do you believe to be the MOST effective? Why?

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The paragraph you cite contains no examples of the kind of empathy I believe you're looking for. I have included the eleventh paragraph below.

The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. I therefore concur with you in your call for negotiation. Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue rather than dialogue