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How did Gandhi and King further Thoreau's idea of civil disobedience?

They did not ask others to join their cause just as Thoreau did.
They gave their followers a better model for disobedience than Thoreau.
They had less to lose than Thoreau and those who opposed slavery.
They recruited and encouraged others to disobey in an organized effor

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They had less to lose than Thoreau and those who opposed slavery.

My teacher said this but i think it might be wrong need a second opinion
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Answer:

They recruited and encouraged others to disobey in an organized effort.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gandhi's model of resistance and reform was creative, appealing, and successful. As a result, Dr. Martin Luther King looked to Gandhi when the time came to find a way to resist segregation in the South. The lunch counter protests, famous for the passive response to anger, and even violence, aimed to end the separation enforced by laws in some regions of the South. King also organized walks, marches, and bus rides that were meant to bring attention to the issues facing African Americans. These forms of protest were directly modeled on Gandhi's, but King took them straight to the source of oppression. Where Gandhi's protests created awareness and built momentum, King's protests were in the face of great hatred and fear. The passive, non-violent protests were ultimately effective, mainly because the passive response to violence cast the opposition as brutes. However, change came slowly and at the cost of many lives. King remained committed to peaceful protest, however, until his death. King learned from Gandhi, expanding on what worked, applying old techniques to a new problem. Gandhi owed his philosophy, in part, to a New England poet who loved the woods.

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