Michelle Smith HSC 1102 (Midterm paper Gandhi vs. King) March 18, 2013 Both Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. used a policy of nonviolent resistance to campaign for change. Instead of countering violence with violence against their aggressors, they chose to resist unfair laws and call for collective social reform by nonviolent methods such as boycotting. After the British forced the Indians to become dependent on British cloth imports, Gandhi led a complete Indian boycott of British clothes. Similarly, King later organized a complete boycott of buses to promote his cause until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional. A major difference was that Gandhi campaigned against unjust laws of the British government, while Martin Luther King Jr. campaigned for rights that "colored" people were already lawfully supposed to have.
Desegregation of public places should be allowed because it is inequitable to separate humans based on the color or pigmentation of their skin. Segregation has caused an increase in marches, riots, and boycotts. On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man leading to her arrest in Montgomery,
1. What criticisms of American society did the individual have? Wendell Phillips- He criticized the American society for supporting slavery, and he believed slavery was wrong. He was also a very big advocate for women and Native American equal rights. Harriet Beecher Stowe- She also didn’t agree with slavery and thought everyone should be free.
These organizations were actually peaceful and nonviolent organization protesting racial inequality. Their nonviolent and peaceful approaches were the strategies that they used during the Civil Right Movement. The NAACP’s legal victories were the most successful in overturning the South’s systems of Jim Crow Laws, but the SCLC and SNCC received more media recognition. Martin Luther King Jr’s, (founder of SCLC) , goal was to coordinate peaceful protests in response to the Jim Crow Laws and the Montgomery Bus Boycott that had taken place in 1955. He had hoped that he could gather a momentum that would extend the support of black churches because black churches played a central role in the Civil Rights Movement.
The Fair Employment Act of 1941, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1968 (equal housing), along with The Voting Rights Act of 1965, all sought to put an end to Jim Crow era legislation. Through social unrest and civil disobedience, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr preached non-violent protest. To protest social injustice, unfairness, and inequality; to raise the voices of a people in protest such as this country had never seen before. The result of the civil rights movement eventually forced those in control of the federal, state, and later, local law enforcement to act accordingly and do the morally and ethically correct thing. This does not mean a law can wipe away personal prejudice, but the movement had to start somewhere.
King’s peaceful methods, and advocated for violence if necessary, it was surely Malcolm X. It was his belief that African Americans should pursue the advancement of their rights and eventual equality by any means necessary. This seeming justification of violence is often scrutinized for what it brings about, which often times is pain and suffering. Similar to King, Malcolm saw the denial of civil rights as morally and ethically intolerable. He often spoke about the violence of racism, and frequently cited examples, which ranged from attacks from police dogs and their club-equipped guards, to being washed down by high-pressured water hoses in broad daylight.
and his philosophy on non violence, Malcom X on the other hand had a completely different view on how to achieve people their rights by supporting violence. For many young African Americans, the need for greater sovereignty from the white majority was on full swing. They took inspiration from Malcom X who was the minister of the Nation of Islam. He captivated listeners with denunciations of whites and demands for black self respect. (Jacqueline Jones) To his admirers, he was a man who was an audacious advocate for the Civil Rights of African Americans who indicted white American in the harshest of terms (violence) for their crimes against blacks.
The most influential of all citizens wanting to create equality was Martin Luther King Jr. Martin preached to protest and boycott peacefully. This tactic made the police and racists look bad when they were hurting and arresting blacks for doing nothing illegal. In addition to his
It established that discrimination was unjust and would no longer be tolerated in the country, while setting an example for oppressed people everywhere. The efforts of the Civil Rights Movement ended segregation publicly and legally. The era redesigned the nation's social system. The Movement changed where African Americans could take a drink from a fountain or attend college. The efforts to help a specific group united many citizens to achieve a common goal.
They were demanded to stay apart from the white Americans. Others would not give employment of jobs to African Americans; they would hire white Americans only. (www.shsu.edu/.../Racism%20and%20the%20Civil%20Rights%20Mo) The African Americans’ motives were to gain their freedom, win their rights, and to be rid of racism. These tremendous motives gave them a reason for a civil rights movement. Because of their pains and burdens, they were willing to fight for it.