Nonviolence: Did Dr. King's Critics Misunderstand His Psycological Strategy?

Update January 20, 2014

On This The 85th Birthday Of Dr. King, We Need To Understand How Brilliant And Brave He Truly Was.

It's unfortunate that every MLK Day or birthday, TV producers seem unable to find any clip other than King's 'free at last!' moment. Here King, in an interview, shares his philosophy of non-violence. King understood that his enemies really wanted violence as a justification for retaliation. Historically, King's nonviolent strategy has proved to be the only way to bring about change.

 

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Listen To The Contrast Of Malcolm X and Dr. King On The Approach Black People Should Take.

Dr. King is questioned about Jame Baldwin's opinion of Nonviolence.

There is a direct corolation between the election of President Barack Obama, the passage of the "Stand Your Ground Laws in 22 states and the significant increase in gun sales since President Obama was elected. Think of this within the context of what Dr. King's says in the above interview.

What do you think?