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Read "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (which we read last mod. Here, focus on Dr. King's arguments about civil disobedience and just / unjust laws. The relevant six paragraphs begin "We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God given rights" and end "represented a massive act of civil disobedience." What is Dr. King saying about just and unjust laws? How does he make the distinction? From your view of life, how effective is he with his argument?

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