Question

read the excerpt from dr. martin luther king’s “letter from birmingham jail.” it is unfortunate that demonstrations are taking place in birmingham, but it is even more unfortunate that the city’s white power structure left the negro community with no alternative. how does king support this claim?
∘ by providing the names of corrupt public figures
∘ partially visible option
∘ by quoting the racist sentiments of city leaders
∘ by describing birmingham’s record of injustice

Explanation:

To determine how King supports his claim, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The excerpt doesn't mention corrupt public figures' names, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The excerpt has no reference to congregations or laws in this context, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: There are no quoted racist sentiments of city leaders here, so this is incorrect.
• Option 4: King's claim is about the white power structure leaving the Negro community with no alternative. Describing Birmingham's record of injustice would show why the community had no other choice (since injustice was prevalent, demonstrations were the only path left), so this option fits.

Answer:

D. by describing Birmingham’s record of injustice (assuming the last option is D; if the last option's identifier is different, use that. From the options, the correct one is "by describing Birmingham’s record of injustice")