Gandhi is probably the most well known non-violent protester of all times, followed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King's views on non-violence are all to clear in his I Have a Dream speech, where King said, "We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence."...

Martin Luther King was one of the most important leaders of the American Civil Rights movement. His efforts towards the desegregation of busses in Montgomery, ending some segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, and the gains made through the Washington March of 1963 stand out as his main contributions....

Why is Martin Luther King jr. considered to be a significant figure of the 20th Century? Dr. Martin Luther King is considered by many to be a significant figure of the 20th century for a variety of reasons; because of what he achieved and the difficulties he overcame in attaining these achievemen...

Schaller, writing of Martin Luther King's expression of civil disobedience, claims it was " in the language and spirit of Christian forbearance," and later notes Black "frustration at the limited successes of nonviolent tactics." Sitkoff likewise notes the frustration of Bl...

Gandhi's philosophy of civil disobedience influenced leaders of civil rights groups around the world. Gandhi believed in a nonviolent approach to everything, but most important, independence. Gandhi did not want to fight back no matter what the British police did to the Indians. He wouldn't fight...

I think a heroe is an ordinary person who has done something to change the way people think about the world or is not afraid to be punisched for their beliefs. It is someone who has ideas that could make life better for another human in any way and has the courage to act on these ideas. Heroe should...

Try to picture this scene: your favorite movie stare is caught with drugs on his person after being stopped by the police. Before even being take to trial, your celebrity is treated as if he didn't do a thing. The trial comes around and because of his status as an actor the charges are ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. posed challenges to segregation and racial discrimination in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s through non- violent and peaceful moves and put across his message to the white Americans to help support the cause o...

The quest for equality by black Americans played a central role in the struggle for civil rights in the postwar era. Stemming from an effort dating back to the Civil War and Reconstruction, the black movement had gained more momentum by the mid-twentieth century. African Americans continued t...

Title: "Power Comes From the Barrel of a Gun" - took the opposing view "Would you respect me, If I didn't have this gun? 'Cause without it, I don't get it, And that's why I carry one." -Phi...

During the 1950s and 1960s major changes were taking place for black Americans across the United States. Riots, mass demonstrations, Civil Right\'s laws, voting laws and an end to segregation, were seeking to improve the quality of life for blacks in both the industrial north and the deeply segregat...

African Americans have been struggling for equality for many decades. It only seems that during the 1960\'s is when there were actual significant advances made. This was about the same time that civil rights came into the political scene. Throughout the South, Blacks were still in the majority, but ...

Martin Luther King The early years Martin Luther King Jnr. was born on 15 January 1929. His father, 'Daddy' King, was the pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. King took his duties beyond serving his church, and was involved with the National Association for the Advancement of Colore...

Changing the World There are many things that could effect the lives of millions, but there is one thing that really stands out from the others, "The Power of One". The important thing about the power of one person is that we need to look at what that one person is doing that is making a ...

Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand) Throughout history most national heroes have been warriors, but Gandhi was a passive and peaceful preacher of morals, ethics, and beliefs. He was an outsider who ended British rule over India without striking a blow. Moreover, Gandhi was not skillful wit...

Mahatma Gandhi Throughout history most national heroes have been warriors, but Gandhi was a passive and peaceful preacher of morals, ethics, and beliefs. He was an outsider who ended British rule over India without striking a blow. Moreover, Gandhi was not skillful with any unusual artistic, scholar...

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Mass MediaMartin Luther King Jr. was a very significant and influential man. Though his life was cut short at 39 years old, he left a big mark on today's society. From the Prayer Pilgrimage of May 17, 1957, an event and a date that marked King's entree into the field ...

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. On January 19th, 1929, in the big city of Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King, Jr., the man who would forever change the course of the civil rights movement for blacks in America, was born. On this day, the man who would incredibly change the lives of African Americ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was a pleasure to read, and the tension of the civil rights movement during that time built quickly. On rereading, I had time to admire King's strategies through the use of ethos, logos, and pathos. On reflection, I was able to understand and ...

"Nonviolence can touch men where the law cannot reach them." These words, as spoken by the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story, 1958) became the fundamental tenet of his life. The concept behind the words would define not just his work, bu...

During the 1960s many civil rights movement swung into full gear. Many civil rights activists started to meet and discuss future strategies for civil rights protest. Many activists also started to form groups to help fight against racial discrimination and segregation. Many of these groups chose ...

?Letter From a Birmingham Jail? by Martin Luther KingWhile confined in a Birmingham jail, Martin Luther King wrote a gratifying letter of response to a published criticism by eight fellow clergymen from Alabama. In his letter, King eloquently explains the injustice of ?the evil system of seg...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lead many of the peaceful demonstrations protesting the segregation between blacks and whites. His peaceful approach to many of the obstacles in the way of integration was the most successful during that time period. Other more violent means of protest such as the efforts ...

How and with what success did the black SA's resist the Gov Policy of Apartheid in the peiriod 1948-76?(Boycotts, alliances among black orgsanisations and groups ,Non violent and violent protests and strikes)During the peiriod 1948-1976 South African blacks resisted the Apartheid policies of the NP ...

Subject: World History (But it applies to much more)Title: "Power Comes From the Barrel of a Gun" - took the opposing view"Would you respect me, If I didn't have this gun?'Cause without it, I don't get it,And that's why I carry one."-Phil Collins Power. A word from which many meanings derive....