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1960年北卡羅萊那州葛林斯布洛有一群人坐在沃爾沃夫(Woolworth)午餐桌前罷工抗議
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公民權利領袖馬丁‧路德‧金恩二世 (Martin
Luther King Jr.) 出生
1929年1月15日
不過這場行動只是開始而已。金恩要求民權積極份子在進行改善種族壓迫行動時，必須保持非暴力的形式。他建議採用靜坐、遊行，以及和平示威的方式，讓不平等的議題得到重視。這些積極份子的承諾與道德上的支持，使他們在行動時，就算遭到暴力鎮壓，還是能夠維持冷靜，因而得到全國人民的敬仰。即使後來被捕入獄，金恩博士還是繼續灌輸這個訊息。金恩遭到逮捕的原因是他參加阿拉巴馬州抗議午餐桌上之種族隔離政策行動所致。
That was just the beginning. King asked civil rights activists to remain nonviolent as they worked to lift racial oppression. His advice was to use sit-ins, marches, and peaceful demonstrations to bring attention to issues of inequality. The commitment and moral integrity of activists who remained calm in the face of violent opposition inspired national admiration. Even in jail, King continued preaching this message. He was arrested while protesting in Alabama to desegregate lunch counters.
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