Bruce Hartford's Blog (2)

In email correspondence with historian Taylor Branch, I learned something I hadn't known about the 1963 March on Washington. As is well known, the "Dream" segment of Dr. King's speech was not part of his original written draft. When moved off his written text to speak of his dream, he omitted a portion of what he had originally intended to say. One of the things he omitted was a call for people to become part of an, "International Association for the Advancement of Creative…

Holding to nonviolence in face of violent opposition is not the hardest part of engaging in Nonviolent Resistance. Once there is a will to take up nonviolent direct-action, training and group solidarity can solve the problem of remaining nonviolent in the face of provocation. The hardest part of Nonviolent Resistance is overcoming apathy, discouragement, and despair. The hardest part of Nonviolent Resistance is committing yourself to take action and resist.…