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]
What was the principal strategy used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to achieve equal rights in the United States?
A
advocating separation of the races
B
counseling African Americans to attend vocational schools
C
encouraging the use of civil disobedience
D
creating a new political party
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Through the practical experience of leading nonviolent protest, King came to understand how nonviolence could become a way of life, applicable to all situations. King called the principle of nonviolent resistance the “guiding light of our movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -His adoption of nonviolent resistance to achieve equal rights for Black Americans earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Detailed explanation-3: -King drew on a variety of rhetorical techniques to “Educate, Engage, & Excite” TM his audiences – e.g., alliteration, repetition, rhythm, allusion, and more – his ability to capture hearts and minds through the creative use of relevant, impactful, and emotionally moving metaphors was second to none.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate. Nonviolent love is active, not passive. Nonviolent love does not sink to the level of the hater. Love for the enemy is how we demonstrate love for ourselves. Love restores community and resists injustice.

Detailed explanation-5: -Resistance to racial segregation and discrimination with strategies such as civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, marches, protests, boycotts, “freedom rides, ” and rallies received national attention as newspaper, radio, and television reporters and cameramen documented the struggle to end racial inequality.

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