When we look at the theory of Non-Violence adapted by Dr.King we are introduced to many connections. Non-Violence is the practice of resisting violence itself. It is the belief that if you refrain from violence and allow your enemy to hurt you with verbal and physical weapons then you will come out victorious in the battle of putting an end to hate crimes on African-Americans. More importantly its understanding the many forms of love and how you should use love to not look at the person hurting you as your enemy, but rather your friend. The biggest connection Non-Violence is associated with is the religion of Christianity and the greek word Agape which defines the love of God. The teachings of Christianity and Agape used by Dr.king was the key to the success of Non-Violence at the same time seeing mass amounts of black people terribly beaten and not fighting back served as a way to create enough mass-hysteria to raise the eyebrows of society in America. We see all of this unfold in the text A Testament Of Hope Edited by James M. Washington. Using Other texts such as Southern Horrors Edited by Jacqueline Jones Royster and When I Was A Slave Edited by Norman Yetman i will fully explain the transformation of the black man from self-pity and acceptance to dignity and rebellion.
paragraph 1 : disucss christianity how it is used by king in promoting nonviolence and why it was successful.
paragraph 2 : discuss the greek word Agape define what it means how it was used by king to promote nonviolence .
paragraph 3: discuss how both Christianity and Agape are completely two different things but they can be used together in order to make Non-violence more affective.
paragraph 4: discuss how Non violence was used by the people and how it was displayed in the poor peoples campaign, the birmingham march and the Montgomery bus boycott. write about why king was succesful in perusading the people to go along with this idea of non- violence.
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