Points the way out of America’s racial turmoil To bring about the world many of us are seeking requires nothing less.In his final published statement, the fallen civil rights leader We must “cut the chains of hate” and centre love in all our actions across our lives. Through methods of nonviolence not only do we resist our opponent, we seek to love and understand them. We can only close the gap in our broken communities by meeting hate with love. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue Nonviolence raises us from our dark depths, awakens our moral shame and carves out space for us to love each other. It is not passive non-resistance to evil, it is active nonviolent resistance to evil. If one uses this method because he is afraid or merely because he lacks the instruments of violence, he is not truly nonviolent… The way of nonviolent resistance … is ultimately the way of the strong man…The method is passive physically but strongly active spiritually.

(N)onviolent resistance is not a method for cowards it does resist. Throughout the book King addresses the tendency of many of us to mistake nonviolence for passivity, pointing out that it is a form not of cowardice but of courage: was a deeply religious man and his belief guided his work. His legacy continues to influence the lives of people around the globe.Ī testament of Hope shares his triumphs, struggles and vision of the future through sermons, essays, personal reflections, and speeches: Including “I Have a Dream”, “A Letter from Birmingham City Jail”, “Why We Can’t Wait” and other writings. is a leader who radically changed the course of American history.

Nonviolence brings constructive tension.

Nonviolence is not passive: It is strategic courage.

Those prophetic words uttered the day before his murder, challenges all of us to see that his promised land of racial justice become a reality: a reality to which King gave his life. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.

Mlk a testament of hope