Answer to Question #168346 in History for william

Question

1. Who else in history (before MLK Jr.) believed in nonviolence?
2. What are 2 modern examples of "civil disobedience"?

Answer 1

1. One of the most significant and tangible effects India has had on life in the United States was Mahatma Gandhi's influence on the Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King, who adapted Gandhi's idea of civil disobedience to the civil rights movement in the United States.

2. Some of the most common forms of civil disobedience are an illegal boycott, refusal to pay taxes, picketing, draft-dodging, denial of services, strikes, and sit-ins.