Mohandas Gandhi Influence

Mahatma Gandhi had a humongous influence on Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights Movement. Ghandi was one of the first to inspire a non violent movement and led freedom across the world. Gandhi began leading this movement when many different riots and violent problems broke out include the Hindu- Muslim riot. Gandhi's legacy helped inspire King Jr Greatly. Martin Luther King Jr was studying and pursuing to be a minster like his father and grandfather. While King was at Crozer Theological Seminary he was exposed to the teachings and work of Gandhi. Martin Said, "His message was so profound and electrifying that I left the meeting and brought a half-dozen books on Gandhi's life and works." Martin was mainly interested in philosophies of opposing evil nonviolently from the Bible and pacifist threads in the Christian tradition.Gandhi's nonviolence was informed by not only his Hindu background, but by extensive study of other religious and moral traditions, including Christianity. The Montgomery Bus Boycott that was started by Rosa Parks prepare Martin Luther King Jr to become the civil rights leader. Kings leadership led the campaign to recieve great attention and helped get a victory legally and morally. Doing this had King bringing a deep awareness of Gandhi’s spiritually realistic doctrine to the Southern States of America. The whole civil rights movement-the March on Washington-was a reflection and effort on our part to imitate Gandhi's Salt March to the sea. Martin thought Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent resistance is the only logical and moral approach to the solution of the race problems in the United States. He also learned that tthe ‘ turn the other cheek ‘ philosophy and the ‘ love your enemies ‘ philosophy were only valid, when individuals were in conflict with other individuals; when racial groups and nations were in conflict a more realistic approach seemed necessary.He admitted that he was mistakened and disoppointed. In