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Nonviolence In The Civil Rights Movement

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Most of the African-American Civil Rights era use of protest was nonviolent, and passive. This was referred to as pacifism, the system of nonviolence is an effort to influence society positively. Although acts of racial discrimination have happened historically throughout America. The states with the most use of violence was the regions which had formerly been Confederate states. During this era the peaceful protesting of the Civil Rights Movement caused definite racial strain, which gained national attention. In order to prepare for protests physically and mentally, campaigners received preparation and training in civil disobedience. There are two central divisions of nonviolence training. There is the philosophical method, which involves

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