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1960年北卡罗莱那州葛林斯布洛有一群人坐在沃尔沃夫(Woolworth)午餐桌前罢工抗议
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公民权利领袖马丁．路德．金恩二世 (Martin
Luther King Jr.) 出生
1929年1月15日
不过这场行动只是开始而已。金恩要求民权积极份子在进行改善种族压迫行动时，必须保持非暴力的形式。他建议采用静坐、游行，以及和平示威的方式，让不平等的议题得到重视。这些积极份子的承诺与道德上的支持，使他们在行动时，就算遭到暴力镇压，还是能够维持冷静，因而得到全国人民的敬仰。即使后来被捕入狱，金恩博士还是继续灌输这个消息。金恩遭到逮捕的原因是他参加阿拉巴马州抗议午餐桌上之种族隔离政策行动所致。
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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