THERE CANNOT BE A BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH THAN BY COMPARING TWO OF WORLD'S GREATEST ADVOCATES OF PEACE & NON-VIOLENCE.
A comparison of goals and programs advocated by Gandhi and King:*
Gandhi
- Self-purification as a condition for achieving political independence
(e.g. fasts)
- Development of village industries and sanitation
- Adult education and health programs
- Elimination of liquor
- Use of spinning wheel in every home
- Organization of Labor satyagrahas (e.g. Ahmedabad in 1918)
King
- Federal grants for housing, employment, and education
- 1963 Bill of rights for the disadvantaged
- Government-guaranteed income
- Development of black co-ops
- Breadbasket programs
- Organization of unions
* From
‘The Influence of Gandhi on Martin Luther King Jr.’ by Thomas Kilgore Jr., page 241
First published by Deepankar Choudhury on Feb 27, 2011
A comparison of goals and programs advocated by Gandhi and King:*
Gandhi
- Self-purification as a condition for achieving political independence
(e.g. fasts)
- Development of village industries and sanitation
- Adult education and health programs
- Elimination of liquor
- Use of spinning wheel in every home
- Organization of Labor satyagrahas (e.g. Ahmedabad in 1918)
King
- Federal grants for housing, employment, and education
- 1963 Bill of rights for the disadvantaged
- Government-guaranteed income
- Development of black co-ops
- Breadbasket programs
- Organization of unions
* From
‘The Influence of Gandhi on Martin Luther King Jr.’ by Thomas Kilgore Jr., page 241
First published by Deepankar Choudhury on Feb 27, 2011
Both men were true leaders and led their nation to get high place in society . Both are the believers of non violent method. King had struggled a lot compares to Gandhi, as latter was struggling against a ruling party in his own country while d nation was behind him support him on all issues , where King was struggling against Black ans White phenomenon w/c was present all around the world at that time .
ReplyDeleteI read a piece '' On civil Disobedience '' by Mohands K Gandhi written in July 27, 1916. Very powerful and strong , it will help a better understanding of the causes that he fought for. Also against the war. And I try to read '' Civil Disobedience '' by David Thoreau .