Question

In 3–5 complete sentences, thoroughly explain Dr. King's main idea in this section and what specific details develop it. Provide at least two specific examples from the text to support your analysis of the main idea and how it's developed.

Answer 1

The central idea in this section is to question why the law supports segregation. Dr. King states, " I was arrested Friday on a charge of parading without a permit.". Meanwhile, he also says, "If I lived in a communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying these anti-religious laws.".

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[4] I was arrested Friday on a charge of parading without a permit. Now there is nothing wrong with an ordinance which requires a permit for a parade, but when the ordinance is used to preserve segregation and to deny citizens the First Amendment privilege of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest, then it becomes unjust.

[5] I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for law.

[6] We can never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was "legal" and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was "illegal." It was "illegal" to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany. But I am sure that, if I had lived in Germany during that time, I would have aided and comforted my Jewish brothers even though it was illegal. If I lived in a communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying these anti-religious laws.

Answer 2

The correct answer to this incomplete question is the following.

The question is incomplete because it doesn't provide the text of reference.

However, we can research some ideas and conclude that the question is referring to the "Letter From Birmingham Jail," written by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

The main idea of the message is that Luther King questions why the law applies to some and not to all. For instance, here is part of the letter: "I was arrested Friday on a charge of parading without a permit. Now there is nothing wrong with an ordinance which requires a permit for a parade, but when the ordinance is used to preserve segregation and to deny citizens the First Amendment privilege of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest, then it becomes unjust."

We can see how Reverend Luther King questions why the law continues to support segregation acts against African Americans and other minorities.

Furthermore, King continues saying: "I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is, in reality, expressing the very highest respect for the law."

In this excerpt from his letter, Martin Luther King Jr. affirms that his willingness to stay in jail with no protest at all is a clear sign that he and his movement respect the law.