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Non-violence in Gandhi and King:

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may seem to some people who control the world. They were men who possessed a belief in the non-violent approach to change and equality and freedom. They were men who  put themselves in danger for the sake of that belief. In the following paper we examine Martin Luther Kings "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" as it discusses the conditions of  non-violence and then compare and contrast how the two approached and thought about non-violence. Kings Letter Martin Luther King was in jail in Birmingham, and his letter was  written in response to some accusations made by fellow clergy men in regards to his approach to the problems concerning civil rights. They had essentially argued that King was going  about things the wrong way, that African Americans should be more passive, and that King was doing things in the wrong place at that wrong time. King responds to  all their statements, and for the most part, focuses a great deal on the approach of non-violence. He illustrates that "In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection  of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action" (King NA). He also goes on to illustrate how all of these approaches had failed. He argues  that "On the basis of these conditions, Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the city fathers. But the latter consistently refused to engage in good-faith negotiation" and essentially went back  on every promise they had made, and as such the violence which erupted should have been expected, though he clearly did not agree with it. King presents the reader  with how he has tried and worked with non-violent approaches. He states that "We began a series of workshops on nonviolence, and we repeatedly asked ourselves : Are you able