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Why was nonviolent resistance so important in the Civil Rights?

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Because if they caused violent protests then it would of made them look bad and they wouldn’t of changed anything
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In contrast, the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement chose the tactic of nonviolence as a tool to dismantle institutionalized racial segregation, discrimination, and inequality. ... Civil rights leaders had long understood that segregationists would go to any length to maintain their power and control over blacks.

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