USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate can not drive out hate; only love can do that.” Who said that?
A
Martin Luther King Jr.
B
Malcolm X
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” This means that as the absence of light cannot help guide one journey through darkness, we cannot expect to continue to spread hate and, in turn, obtain peace.

Detailed explanation-3: -Washington National Cathedral, March 31, 1968. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

Detailed explanation-4: -"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

Detailed explanation-5: -“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. ‘” ― Martin Luther King Jr.

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