Read the statement below then decide whether you agree or disagree with it. Be prepared to support your opinion with details from the story. Here's your discussion prompt: Baldwin's essay is about the triumph of the human spirit.

Which statement best reflects how martin luther king, jr. uses rhetoric and style in paragraph 9 of "letter from a birmingham jail" to assist him in advocating the use of nonviolent direct action to achieve justice for negro citizens in birmingham? click here to read the letter.