Martin Luther King
and the Civil Rights Movement

"True peace is not merely the absence of tension;
it is the presence of justice."
Martin Luther King, Jr.


"With nonviolent resistance,
no individual or group need submit to any wrong,
nor need anyone resort to violence in order to right a wrong."
Martin Luther King, Jr.


"Unearned suffering is redemptive.
Suffering, the nonviolent resister realizes,
has tremendous educational and transforming possibilities."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The aftermath of nonviolence is reconciliation
and the creation of the beloved community."
Martin Luther King, Jr.