The Economic Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ones and Tooze
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Non-Violent Protests Create Social Change
Non-violent protest is always situated within a context of force by the oppressor. This can take on a whole gamut of different forms, such as bombings or assassinations. The willingness of black people and black communities to defend themselves also played a vital role in the ecology of the non-violent civil rights struggle. It's not so much moral suasion, if you like, as moral force actually.
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