Civil Disobedience

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half jokingly. In Birmingham the unwritten rule towards blacks was that "if the Klan doesn't stop you, the police will."2 When King decided that the time had come to end the racial hatred, or at least end the violence, he chose to fight in a non-traditional way. Rather than giving the white people the pleasure of participating in violent confrontations, King believed if they fought without violence for their rights, they would have a faster success rate. King also saw Birmingham as the major problem in America.
If Birmingham could be cracked, the direction
of the entire non-violent movement in the South
could take a significant turn. It was our faith
that as Birmingham goes, so goes the South 3
King saw the root of the problem in a place he could assist in rescuing. He gathered together his group of supporters and volunteers. They were trained daily before they began to protest, not on how to fight back to the physical attacks they would receive, but to be prepared for the ...

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never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must
be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly, I have
yet to engage in a direct-action campaign that was
`well-timed' in the view of those who have not
suffered unduly from the disease of segregation.
For years now I have heard the word `Wait'! It
rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing
familiarity. This `Wait' has almost always
meant `Never'. We must come to see, with one
of our distinguished jurists, that `justice too long
delayed is justice denied.'5
With his desire to free himself and others equally oppressed, King and his dream moved forward with more rallies, marches and speeches. It took four ...

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