nonviolence

"'We Are Power' brings to light the incredible individuals who have used nonviolent activism to change the world. The book explores questions such as what is nonviolent resistance and how does it work? In an age when armies are stronger than ever before, when guns seem to be everywhere, how can people confront their adversaries without resorting to violence themselves? Through key international movements--from the freedom of India from British rule to American labor unions and civil rights to actions taken by high school and college students around the world--this book discusses the components of nonviolent resistance. It answers the question 'Why nonviolence?' by showing how nonviolent movements have succeeded again and again in a variety of ways, in all sorts of places, and always in the face of overwhelming odds"--Provided by publisher.

"A look at the lives of Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. and how they were led to seek revolution through peace"--Provided by publisher.

Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential and inspiring leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The minister and social activist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated in 1968.

"Anthology of essays examining the effectiveness of public protests in driving change, the need for leadership, social media's impact on protest, and whether violence is ever acceptable"--Provided by publisher.

"'We Are Power' brings to light the incredible individuals who have used nonviolent activism to change the world. The book explores questions such as what is nonviolent resistance and how does it work? In an age when armies are stronger than ever before, when guns seem to be everywhere, how can people confront their adversaries without resorting to violence themselves? Through key international movements-from the freedom of India from British rule to American labor unions and civil rights to actions taken by high school and college students around the world-this book discusses the components of nonviolent resistance. It answers the question 'Why nonviolence?' by showing how nonviolent movements have succeeded again and again in a variety of ways, in all sorts of places, and always in the face of overwhelming odds"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of the civil right leader Martin Luther King Jr.

A very brief biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Explores the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., the African American who was the civil rights leader against segregation in the 1950s and 1960s.

"A look at the lives of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. and how they were led to seek revolution through peace"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles fifteen activists and groups who were inspired by the life and work of Mohandas Gandhi to use nonviolent protest as a means of bringing about social change.