Gandhi's Role In The Civil Rights Movement

The 1960’s was a tumultuous time for the Civil Right Movement, many people rose to the cause and leaders were born. These individuals came from different social backgrounds but with one goal in common to facilitate an equal opportunity to all the members in society regardless of the gender, religion or heritage. Some were insurance salesmen in rural areas of the United States. Others were students, who became involved in the moment during their college years, or were lawyers, clergyman, philosophers, teachers, Nobel Peace Prize winners, politicians, or simple farm workers. Besides, these leaders had the ability to motivate young people and mentor future activist to join together to fight for equality and been able to exploit the experience and wisdom of the people who had previously fought for racial justice. Also, these individuals were not often the face of the movement but had crucial roles in the movement such as recruiters, chief organizers. …show more content…
The first method was often used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. known widely as Gandhi’s Philosophy of nonviolence (satyagraha) and passive resistance. Gandhi’s Philosophy of nonviolence is a civil disobedient. Satyagraha define by Mohammad Gandhi is to reach truthful insight of the evil situation by “observing a nonviolence of the mind, by seeking truth in a spirit of peace and love…. By refusing to submit to the wrong or cooperate with it in any way.” In other words, a person or people can ascertain truth by not engaging in any violet acts that will deviate from the truth, and at the end there is no victory of defeat but harmony. In contrast to Dr. King’s nonviolent measure was another group, the Black Power, who upheld militia aspect to the movement. This faction encourage violence as a measure by which an African-American could empower themselves to gain political and economic wealth whether it was illegal or