Question

In the reading, Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., which of the following best states a central idea of this speech? Question 1 options: a) Violence will always exist as long as people are free. b) It’s important for people to choose love and peace over violence. c) The person who shot Martin Luther King, Jr. should be given the death penalty. d) It’s best for people to stay within their own group.

Answer 1

The statement that best states a central idea of this speech is

b) It’s important for people to choose love and peace over violence.

It is stated in the paragraph ... as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love.