Non-violence, in simple terms, is one’s refusal to harm anyone even if harmed first. The two most famous leaders who practiced non-violence are Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King jr.. Gandhi taught passive resistance to liberate India from England’s control. Martin Luther King jr. learned from Gandhi’s legacy and followed his teaching during America’s Civil right’s movement. Despite both having things thrown at them, being unrightfully arrested, and even having their lives threatened, neither would raise their hand on another human being. In both cases, the Indians and African Americans were being oppressed because they were thought to be inferior. They knew that if their people used violence to try and achieve equality, they’d only prove