Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.

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The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption.

The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption.

I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used...

I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used...

It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted...

It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted...

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who...

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who...

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist....

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist....

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a...

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a...

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you...

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you...

The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.

The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be...

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be...

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around...

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around...

If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen...

If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen...

The dream was not to put one black family in the White house, the dream...

The dream was not to put one black family in the White house, the dream...

I've seen too much in life to give up.

I've seen too much in life to give up.

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal...

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal...

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another...

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another...

We're not anti-police... we're anti-police brutality.

We're not anti-police... we're anti-police brutality.

National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities...

National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities...

I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when...

I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when...

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not...

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not...