Martin Luther King, Jr.'s strategy was one of nonviolent civil disobedience
Martin Luther King's principles of non-violence said:
- You can resist evil without resorting to violence.
- Non-violence seeks to create friendship and understanding, not humiliate those who oppose you.
- It is evil itself that must be opposed, rather than seeing the people committing evil acts as the enemy.
- Being committed to non-violence means being willing to suffer, if necessary, for the sake of what is right.
- Non-violence applies to the attitude of our hearts as well as to outward actions.
- Those pursuing change through non-violent means maintain hope for the future and work patiently toward that day of better justice.