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why did martin luther king, jr., advocate nonviolent passive resistance as a primary means of achieving civil rights?

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Hi!

Martin Luther King felt that if the African American people wanted justice, they should go about it in a civilized manner. Being violent, like Malcolm X, just brought about more cruelty and injustice.

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