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What is the historical context of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail?

Dr. King wrote the letter from a jail cell in Alabama.
Dr. King hoped the letter would be published in a newspaper.
Dr. King wrote the letter at a time when America was segregate.
Dr. King hoped that people would read his letter.

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Dr. King wrote the letter from a jail cell in Alabama.

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Dr. King wrote the letter at a time when America was segregate.

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