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[https://www.history.com/articles/for-martin-luther-king-jr-nonviolent-protest-never-meant-wait-and-see by HISTORY 28/5/25] | [https://www.history.com/articles/for-martin-luther-king-jr-nonviolent-protest-never-meant-wait-and-see by HISTORY 28/5/25] | ||
Every year in January, the United States celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The intention behind the holiday is to commemorate this great man’s life, and recommit to his call to fight for justice everywhere. Many spend the holiday as a day of service to others, staying true to his words that “everybody can be great…because anybody can serve.” | Every year in January, the United States celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The intention behind the holiday is to commemorate this great man’s life, and recommit to his call to fight for justice everywhere. Many spend the holiday as a day of service to others, staying true to his words that “everybody can be great…because anybody can serve.” | ||
=====Thirty articles on nonviolent protest===== | |||
[https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/thirty-articles-nonviolent-protest/ by Michael Edwards 2/6/20 openDemocracy] | |||
The killing of George Floyd, an African-American man, by Derek Chauvin, a white policeman in Minneapolis on May 25 2020 has unleashed a worldwide wave of protests against racism and police brutality. | |||
