As one of the most influential figures in the American civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated for his ...

Martin Luther King's creed of non-violence surprised many Americans. Though conceding that King's methods were effective, black psychologist Kenneth Clark called the philosophy of loving one's ...

Martin Luther King Jr ... Kant and Gandhi. King preaches endlessly about nonviolence, but his protest movements often lead to violence. He himself has been stabbed in the chest, and physically ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution.” Speech given at the National Cathedral, March 31, 1968. Under Dr. King’s leadership, nonviolent protest became the defining ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the ...

and the then 27-year-old Martin Luther King became its symbol. As the movement's spokesman and philosopher, King brought to it the qualities which he himself embodied--the nonviolence of Gandhi ...

A committed advocate for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. relentlessly protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. Across the League ...