Thoreau Spends One Night In Jail (1846)
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The Enduring Legacy of Thoreau: Civil Disobedience and Personal Discovery
This chapter explores the profound impact of Thoreau's philosophies, especially his ideas on civil disobedience, on iconic liberation movements led by figures such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. It also reflects on the interplay between personal identity and social activism, while shedding light on Thoreau’s family background and his quest for individuality.
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