Letter From Birmingham Jail

Analyze How does King define just and unjust laws?

Analyze How does King define just and unjust laws?

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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.

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Letter From Birmingham Jail