PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Abraham Lincoln
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George Washington
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Ghandi
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Frederick Douglas
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Detailed explanation-1: -He drew heavily on the Gandhian idea of nonviolence in his own activism. King wrote that Gandhi was a “guiding light” for him. “Nonviolence” is more than simply agreeing that you won’t physically attack your enemy. Gandhi referred to his form of nonviolence as satyagraha.
Detailed explanation-2: -Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s model of nonviolent resistance, King believed that peaceful protest for civil rights would lead to sympathetic media coverage and public opinion.
Detailed explanation-3: -A testament to the revolutionary power of nonviolence, Gandhi’s approach directly influenced Martin Luther King, Jr., who argued that the Gandhian philosophy was “the only morally and practically sound method open to oppressed people in their struggle for freedom” (Papers 4:478).
Detailed explanation-4: -The most noted of Dr. King’s models was Mahatma Gandhi. They met in 1959 when King visited India. King had long been interested in Mahatma Gandhi’s practice of nonviolence.