Prompt: In his Letter from a Birmingham Jail Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. mentions
Socrates no less than three times. What connection is King trying to draw between
Socrates and himself, and for what purpose? In your own analysis, what are the most
important parallels between King's and Socrates' political actions? And what are the
most important differences? Respond citing appropriate textual evidence from King's
Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Plato's Apology, and Plato's Crito.