Question

Read the following excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham," then answer the question.

**"Martin Luther King, Jr. **
**Birmingham City Jail **
April 16, 1963

My dear Fellow Clergymen,"

What is the effect of placing the bolded information in the heading of the letter? (5 points)


He reveals his location to highlight the injustice of the situation.

He includes a specific date to draw attention to the passage of time.

He encourages his audience to gather at the jail by revealing his location.

He mentions his status as a clergyman in the hopes of gaining a pardon.

Answer 1

A) He reveals his location to highlight the injustice of the situation.

Answer 2

He reveals his location to highlight the injustice of the situation.

Step-by-step explanation:

By putting the header information in bold, King highlights that he is Martin Luther King jr. and that he is being held in Birmingham City Jail for peacefully protesting for his rights. With that, he shows that he is imprisoned for an unjust and racist cause.

As you may already know, the first amendment to the constitution allows protests to take place peacefully without the protesters suffering any kind of punishment. So the fact that King evidenced that he was in prison served to show how illegal, racist, unjust and wrong this prison was.