Dr. Martin Luther King’s philosophy of nonviolence helped shape the lives of many people, but ultimately changed American society forever. After studying theology in college King eventually created the nonviolent philosophies and principles. These philosophies were created as a strategy to attack segregation laws and racism as a whole. Not only did this require King to have an immense amount of courage, but strength as well. During the time that King was in the front lines of the civil rights movement, he was constantly targeted. Constantly receiving death threats, he was stabbed, his home was attacked, his home was also bombed, and this all was leading up to tragic assassination.
