King would want our pledge to nonviolent action [View all]
By The Herald Editorial Board
If ever the arrival of a holiday was well-timed for a particular moment of political upheaval, it is Monday’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
A reflection on King’s long campaign and the sacrifice of his own life for the causes of the civil rights movement and against war and poverty through his dedication not only to nonviolent protest but to disruptive resistance and activism is now acutely necessary.
In Minneapolis and the rest of this nation. In Iran and throughout the world.
King’s letter — some 6,900 words — was written in response to an open letter in the Birmingham (Ala.) News from eight white clergymen who sympathetically urged King to drop his disruptive efforts to desegregate the city and instead seek change through negotiation and court action. Arrested for organizing “illegal” demonstrations and boycotts, King responded with a defense of nonviolent direct action that challenged unjust laws.
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