Letter From Birmingham Jail

Letter from Birmingham jail

  • How does King define “just” laws and “unjust” laws? Why do you agree or disagree with his reasoning? Are there laws today that you think are unjust? If so, why are they unjust and why do people continue to obey them?
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King defines just laws as those that conform to the “moral law or the law of God.” Just laws “uplifts human personality".

Unjust laws are “out of harmony with the moral law” and “degrade(s) human personality.” King says that unjust laws punish not only the segregated but also the segregator.

I think the rest of the questions are asking for your opinion rather than mine.

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