Based on the passage, King believes the civil rights movement must 1 pause to reconsider its strategy of peaceful protests.2 press forward with peaceful protests and marches.3 wait and see if Congress will pass civil rights laws. 4 end because too many protestors were getting hurt.
passage-For years now I have heard the word "Wait!" It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This "Wait" has almost always meant "Never." . . . We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights.