Non Violence In The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement was a huge part of America’s history. Many people fought for their rights through peaceful protest and nonviolent marches. Nonviolence is the avoidance of violence, this played a big role in MLK’s protest. Most of these acts were inspired by MLK and his philosophy. But there were other ways of protest that weren’t as peaceful as MLK’s. Most of these included violent acts. They had their own philosophy of violence. However, there are multiple reasons why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of using “civil disobedience/non-violence” ways to bring about positive changes during the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement was the best one to