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H.D. Thoreau and M.L. King: Concerning Civil Disobedience

Abstract: (5 pp). Thoreau became a popular icon in the sixties as Martin Luther King used him as an example of the path of nonviolent resistance. In this discussion we will see how Henry David Thoreau in 'Resistance to Civil Government' (1849), compares with a 'Letter from the Burmingham Jail' (1961) by Martin Luther King.


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Subcatagory: Slavery, Racism & Civil Rights


 

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