Compare And Contrast Williams And Mlk

Williams and MLK had different opinions on how to deal with racism and segregation in America at the time. Williams thought did not agree with the pacifist approach to racism that MLK promoted. Williams wrote that “nonviolence is a very potent weapon when the opponent is civilized, but nonviolence is no match or repellent for a sadist.” On the other end of the scale, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Statement of Purpose preached that love was what binds all people together and that love “goes to the extreme; it remains loving and forgiving even in the midst of hostility.” Then there was MLK who said a violent approach “will mislead Negroes into the belief that this is the only path and place them as a minority in a position where