And the changes MLK sought only came following the race riots after his death. I don’t want to discredit him because he was essential to the civil rights movement, but ultimately his martyrdom is what brought the change he fought for
The reality is there were violent and nonviolent factions in both scenarios. The oppressive state is not going to platform those that commit violence against it so history is written to suppress that form of dissent and uplift nonviolence.
Not to take away from the brilliance MLK or Gandhi but part of their credibility or legitimacy is derived from the contrast to their violent counterparts.
That was literally what MLK and Gandhi did.
I’m pretty sure MLK only worked because the Black Panthers were doing a good/bad cop thing.
Yeah, basically. Between MLK and Malcolm X, no matter how you wanted to resist, they had you covered. That’s why the government killed them both.
And the changes MLK sought only came following the race riots after his death. I don’t want to discredit him because he was essential to the civil rights movement, but ultimately his martyrdom is what brought the change he fought for
1964= Civil Rights Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
1968=MLK assassination
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968
There was an additional one passed on ‘68, a week after his assassination.
I’m pretty sure the Black Panthers only worked because MLK was doing a good/bad cop thing.
Gandhi’s method wasn’t the only method for India’s fight for independence.
No, just the one that worked.
The reality is there were violent and nonviolent factions in both scenarios. The oppressive state is not going to platform those that commit violence against it so history is written to suppress that form of dissent and uplift nonviolence.
Not to take away from the brilliance MLK or Gandhi but part of their credibility or legitimacy is derived from the contrast to their violent counterparts.
That’s crazy. What happened to them anyway?
They contributed to winning the fight and made history.
A bunch of European monarchies also voluntarily granted power to democratic institutions.
Ghandi wasn’t actually a pacifist, though, it was just a tactic that happened to be expedient at the time