... Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. In 1959, King toured India and further developed his understanding of Gandhian nonviolent strategies, and met with many followers of Gandhi"s teachings. During these discussions he became more convinced than ever that nonviolent resistance was the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for freedom. Later that year, King ... Committee (SNCC). King supported the student movement and was extremely impressed with the response in help with the youth and young adults. The 1961 "Freedom Rides" occurred to further challe...

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... nonviolent protest and civil rights as well as meeting with religious figures, activists and political leaders. During a month-long trip to India in 1959, he had the opportunity to meet family members and followers of Gandhi, the man he described in his autobiography as "the guiding light of our ... the country. Held on August 28 and attended by some 200,000 to 300,000 participants, the event is widely regarded as a watershed moment in the history of the American civil rights movement and a factor in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pepper, Williams 2008). In ... the last...

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