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‘ How has Martin Luther King’s philosophy of the non violence movement impacted today’s world?

Running Head : The Impact of Martin Luther King 's Philosophy of non-violence in the world today

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The Impact of Martin Luther King 's Philosophy of non-violence in the world today

Introduction

Martin Luther King Jnr . is perhaps one of the greatest and most remembered black leader to have walked the face of America . He was and still is one of the most revered public figure not only in America , but across the world as well . He is credited greatly to the end

of racial segregation in America

King was born on 15th January 1929 in Atlanta , Georgia and was the son Reverend Martin Luther King . He played a very instrumental in bringing to an end racial segregation on all public transport especially after the infamous Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 . King is credited for the speech I had a Dream ' that was delivered to close to a quarter a million people who had assembled at the Lincoln Memorial Park in Washington in 1963 during the March on Washington for jobs and freedom The I have a dream ' speech is classified as on of the finest speeches in America 's history

King 's eventful and fruitful carrier in the civil rights was characterized by many instances of resistance to the effects of racial segregation , this would eventually lead to his life being cut short by an assassin 's bullet at Memphis on 4th April 1968 . The world lost one of the most valuable renowned persons

Despite of his short carrier , King left a mark that has continued to impact the world even today almost half a century after his death Therefore much of his legacy has continued to impact and influence the direction of some world events even today . The philosophy of non-violence resistance is one of the legacies that King left behind

At this time and age the ideology of non- resistance has been exposed to so much resistance and criticism especially from scholars who see it as a term that is often hijacked by social opportunists and unethical politicians ' who threaten to end any form of civil liberties in America ( HYPERLINK "http /www .mcsm .org /disease .html http /www .mcsm .org /disease .html . Non-violence as practiced by Gandhi or King they argue has no place in the contemporary world . Analogues are even drawn to even prove indeed that non-violence does not necessarily bring about desired change , in fact sometimes it does harm than good For example Fred Handschumacher illustrates this with the HIV virus that eventually causes great harm to the victim ( HYPERLINK "http /www .mcsm .org /disease .html " http /www .mcsm .org /disease .html

To be able to understand clearly the non-violence resistance ideology it is important first to understand the history behind it and especially how it is related to Martin Luther King . Non- violence had always been considered by many across the world as on of the many options to bring about change in the social , political and economic environment . Martin...

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