3. Define and discuss King’s explanation of “nonviolent direct action.” King first explains the idea of a nonviolent campaign by stating the four basic steps that it consists of‚ “Collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action”(337). Kings says that negotiations made by the merchants of Birmingham to take down humiliating signs were never fulfilled‚ so they became the victims of a “broken promise”. This is why they began to prepare
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What Made Gandhi’s Nonviolent Movement Work? Is nonviolent movement the key to success? In 1869‚ a man named Mohandas Gandhi was born after the end of the American Civil War. He had gone to London to study law. During this time‚ the British empire was the crown jewel throughout India‚ furthermore they looked down upon him. He had returned to India after getting his degree‚ but things went downhill from there. The European racism got to him so felt the need to fight back ‚ but then got arrested.
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letter to the Viceroy’s private secretary that he "personally will not kill or injure anybody‚ friend or foe. Gandhi’s war recruitment campaign brought into question his consistency on nonviolence. Gandhi’s private secretary noted that "The question of the consistency between his creed of ’Ahimsa’ (nonviolence) and his recruiting campaign was raised not only then but has been discussed ever since." In 1942‚ although still committed in his efforts to "launch a nonviolent movement"‚ Gandhi clarified
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secure equal civil rights for African Americans‚ even if they had different ways of doing so. Martin Luther King Junior has a nonviolent‚ peaceful philosophy. King believed that “the aftermath of violence is bitterness” but that the “aftermath of nonviolence is reconciliation and the creation of a beloved community” (Primary
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Name:_________________________________ US History 2 April 7‚ 2010 CIVIL RIGHTS DBQ (Document Based Question) Essay The Civil Rights Movement is understood as the collected efforts of many different groups and individuals struggling to achieve justice and equal treatment for all Americans. Several events shaped the time period‚ particularly those that either showed the extent of injustice and unfair or violent treatment‚ as well as took direct action against injustice. Additionally‚ significant
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This primary source document was taken from the book “The Essential Gandhi.” It was written by Mahatma Gandhi himself‚ an Indian immigrant and activist who led the Indian movement to free India from British rule. He was able to accomplish this through nonviolent civil disobedience acts by himself and by others who followed him. These are excerpts from Gandhi’s writings conveying how he was able to win over the British government as a spiritual leader through nontraditional means. These excerpts are
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citizens and thus the government did not outright murder the protestors. Nelson Mandela performed nonviolent protests for a decade in South Africa while the government violently attacked and killed his protestors. With a government who fights nonviolence with violence‚ and raises inequality instead of lowering it‚ Nelson Mandela only saw one solution – armed struggle. His decision brought both condemnation and praise but ultimately brought international attention to the inequality in South Africa
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Mohandas Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ and Nelson Mandela all achieved a revolution and independence in their countries through non-violence. The reason this worked is because the non-violent people would be beaten and killed for doing nothing wrong‚ this made the attackers look like idiots for killing defenseless people. This would make the attackers realize what they’re doing and they would grant the country independence. The documents provided could be situated into four categories: civil disobedience
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To overcome oppression‚ Martin Luther King Jr. pursued it with nonviolence‚ while Malcolm X‚ believed the only way to achieve freedom was though violence. Both men believed it was imperative that something be done‚ however their ideas of obtaining freedom were polar opposites. Martin Luther King Jr. always made it a point to argue how violence is immoral and through the use of a number of biblical references to reach his audience he made sure everyone could understand. Malcolm X’s opinion was
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Civil-Rights Leader 1929 - 1968 The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience‚ but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929 at his family home in Atlanta‚ Georgia
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