... advisor in Durban. Arriving in Durban, Gandhi found himself treated as though part of an inferior race. He was appalled at the widespread denial of civil liberties and political rights to Indian immigrants in South Africa. He threw himself into the struggle for elementary rights for Indians. He used his training ... left a profound influence and imprint on Gandhi as did the teachings of Jesus Christ and the nineteenth century writer Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience" was one Gandhi took to heart. But civil disobedience and passive resistance were believed by Gandhi ...

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... Morehouse College in Atlanta, King was strongly introduced to the nonviolent way of life. King did much research about nonviolence, reading writings from great people. After reading Henry David Thoreau's Essay on Civil Disobedience for the first time, he reread the essay several times. King continued to explore nonviolence while he began his studies at Crozer Theological Seminary, "but he was unable to ... known for their violent opposition to integration. The unarmed black demonstrator protested, and the police armed with dogs and fire hoses were creating moral indignation throughout t...

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