Read this excerpt from "A Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr., in which Dr. King asks questions about the white people who worship in the churches he's seen across the South:

"Where were their voices of support when bruised and weary Negro men and women decided to rise from the dark dungeons of complacency to the bright hills of creative protest?"

How do the images that Dr. King links to complacency and protest here impact his letter and its message?

A. By pointing out that African Americans have decided to rise up, Dr. King creates an image of a giant swelling wave as a warning that his movement will destroy any who attempt to block its path.

B. By referring to the voices of white people, Dr. King suggests the music that can be made in church and makes a powerful claim about the unifying effect that singing together can have on people.

C. By calling to mind the injuries suffered by African Americans over the course of history, Dr. King directly accuses the white clergymen of participating in the heinous acts of violence that caused those injuries.

D. By linking complacency with darkness and imprisonment, while associating protest with light and creativity, Dr. King conveys the idea that his actions and the changes he seeks to bring about are efforts to go from negative to positive.