The 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' was written by Martin Luther King Jr. in response to:
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Correct answer: White clergymen who called his protest tactics unwise and untimely
King wrote the letter to defend the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. He argued that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws rather than waiting for the courts.
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