H.D. Thoreau and M.L. King: Concerning Civil
Disobedience
Number of pages:
5
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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