What is the author’s purpose of king’s letter from birmingham jail? (1.8a)

question 1 options:

to explain what justice and injustice are

to describe the events that have happened in birmingham

to try to answer their statement in patient and reasonable terms

to persuade citizens from birmingham to protest

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful