... , King and other southern black ministers founded the Southern 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 ... King resigned from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church and returned to Atlanta to become co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father. In response to Kings leadership and modern str...

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... reached in and tapped what Carl Jung called our "collective unconscious, the universal aspiration for the well being of all people. His philosophy of non-violent direct action, and his strategies for rational and non-destructive social change, stimulated the conscience of a nation and helped reorder its priorities. Martin Luther King had a strong spiritual belief in loving steadfast, never-changing, God ... which is purely spontaneous, unmotivated, groundless, and creative. It is the love of God existing in the human heart." (p. 27). Additionally, King believed it was a love that was un...

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