Graded Assignment 40 points
How to Achieve Equality? Letters from a Birmingham Jail
CCSS: 11.10 Students analyze the development of federal civil rights and voting rights 2. Students analyze the development of federal civil rights and voting rights.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

King's famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail," published in The Atlantic as "The Negro Is Your Brother," was written in response to a public statement of concern and caution issued by eight white religious leaders of the South. It stands as one of the classic documents of the civil-rights movement. This is an abbreviated version of the letter.
Take time and read through the letter. As you read through it, take note of key words or phrases. It might help to underline or highlight them as you go. Once you have read through the letter, answer the 5 questions on the source sheet. Your answers should be complete sentences. If it they are short answer, your answers should be 2-3 sentences minimum. When writing your short answer response, follow the RACE guidelines:
R – Restate the Question
A – Answer the question completely.
C - Cite Evidence from the Text/Source
E – Explain the evidence, you have cited