From the 1900s through present day, equality along with how to handle injustice situations has been hard. People all over the world struggle with being looked down upon or having rights that have taken away because of racism, which can cause violence anywhere. Martín Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Mohandas have had plenty experience. In order for non-violence to be successful, the movement needs to have discipline, courage, then leadership because how you handle a situation is how you eliminate the problem, discrimination. When it comes to non-violence discipline is the first virtue to learn. Throughout the 20th century, numerous African- Americans have handled being kicked out of a white person's seat or getting arrested for doing nothing …show more content…
didn’t only show discipline and leadership but courage as well. Gandhi always found ways to handle any situation against injustice, even if it meant taking a long way. The only way you can conquer prejudice if is you have faith in yourself, and Gandhi did. He tells his friend “I would… approach you away and find out” (Doc. D). He is not going to give up hope he is going to have courage in everything that he does. Nelson did something similar to Gandhi as well. When Nelson was discussing sanctions with Mr. de Klerk, they were getting each other’s side on this matter of course. Before that meeting, Nelson knew the “in our view sanctions remained the best lever to force him to do more” (Doc. C). Nelson knew what he wanted to do before entering that meeting and when he went in he was there to acquire the job done. King was similarly someone who could accomplish anything because of his motives. During the bus boycotts in Alabama, King and President Nixon have a chat. King thinks “only through a boycott can we make it clear to the white folks that we will not accept this kind of treatment any longer” (Doc. B). He is courageous and won't take no for an answer. Courage drives someone towards a cause; weakness makes the person let conditions get