Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Even if you are the minority of one, the truth is always the truth.” This is one of the amazing realities of the civil rights movement in the US. All of the civil rights protest from all over the world came into creation because someone believed. Even though they were the minority, maybe even the lowest of the low, that person believed that the truth was all people were equal. Gandhi was a man who heavily expressed the importance of nonviolent protest. He assisted by teaching civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Junior to protest with peace. So then when they turned around and protested, the message was received better because they were going about it calmly. Gandhi shaped the way of protesting in the United States by setting the example of non-violence. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born October 2, 1869, at Porbandar which is now the Indian state of Gujarat. Later he began his work of civil disobedience. He led groups that protested a decree regarding the registration of the Indian people. Later when that was negotiated and moved to South Africa. Being surprised by the harsh treatment of Indian immigrants and various other people groups, he created the new ideas …show more content…
When he was at Crozer Theological Seminary, King was introduced to the teachings of Gandhi. He was intensely impressed by the acts of non-violence that Gandhi had preached about, therefore when he went back and helped to lead the Civil Rights Movement, all those teachings were taken to the heart and used. After one particular event about him, King remarked saying, ““His message was so profound and electrifying that I left the meeting and bought a half-dozen books on Gandhi’s life and works.”’ (MLK...Gandhian Philosophy) He was so interested in Gandhi’s way of life that he was invited by India’s Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru in 1959. Later King spoke about the large impact that the visit had on