nonviolence

Chronicles the life of Bayard Rustin, focusing on his role in the civil rights movement and his efforts to bring Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence to America.

"A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement"--.

An old man in India recalls how, when he was a young boy, he got his first taste of freedom as he and his brother joined the great Muhatma Gandhi on a march to the sea to make salt in defiance of British law.

Biography of the famed civil rights leader examines his life, his legacy, and his use of nonviolent civil disobedience to fight discrimination and help bring lasting change to America.

"Strategic nonviolent action has reasserted itself as a potent force in shaping public debate and forcing political change. Whether it is an explosive surge of protest calling for racial justice in the United States, a demand for democratic reform in Hong Kong or Mexico, a wave of uprisings against dictatorship in the Middle East, or a tent city on Wall Street that spreads throughout the country, when mass movements erupt onto our television screens, the media portrays them as being as spontaneous and unpredictable. In 'This is an Uprising,' political analysts Mark and Paul Engler uncover the organization and well-planned strategies behind such outbursts of protest, examining core principles that have been used to spark and guide moments of transformative unrest"--Provided by publisher.

In this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a distinct entity, a course of action, rather than a mere state of mind. Nonviolence can and should be a technique for overcoming social injustice and ending wars, he asserts, which is why it is the preferred method of those who speak truth to power.

When Chester tells his mother about the school bully, she asks him to gather his friends to hear a story about getting along with people who are prickly.