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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.