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King, Jr. once said. In the days after September 11, 2001, some relatives of | King, Jr. once said. In the days after September 11, 2001, some relatives of | ||
those who died in the attacks took King's words to heart. They formed "September | those who died in the attacks took King's words to heart. They formed "September | ||
=====The New Nonviolence -- Stories of Civic Creation===== | |||
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-new-nonviolence_b_59cfa66ee4b034ae778d4ad7 by Harry Boyte 1/10/17 HUFFPOST] | |||
Though it has ancient roots in religions and earlier struggles, nonviolence as a method of large scale change was first developed by Mahatma Gandhi and his colleagues in South Africa in the early 20th century to challenge bigotry against Indians. | |||