(February 17, 2017 at 10:24 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: How did the civil rights movement manage civility with each other? The unity required was critical but they had this same divide. How did the believers in nonviolent action win out? Was it just a separation of those who could not commit to nonviolent resistance into other groups? And did those more violent groups play an important role as 'bad guys' that made MLK's group look preferable?
It's important to remember that the racial tensions of the 60s were not at all nonviolent. The rioting that spread cross-country in the middle of that decade was precisely about racism and the failure of the American promise for its minorities.
Your last question gets to the nub of it, and yes, I think the Establishment was much more comfortable dealing with nonviolent protests.
Sorry about your argument with your friend. It's a shame she cannot see what her vitriol is doing.
