Question

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

But such an ordinance becomes unjust when it is used to maintain segregation and to deny citizens the First-Amendment privilege of peaceful assembly and protest.
Why does King use this allusion?
to compare two historic documents
to urge patriotic responsibility
to issue a call for action
to state a moral dilemma

Answer 1

to urge patriotic responsibility

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer should be
to urge patriotic responsibility

He believes that people have to abide by the constitution and if they don't then they are not just. What they are forbidding is unconstitutional and people need to be responsible for it because the constitution must always be respected.