Question

Dr. King was also radical in his beliefs about violence. He learned how to successfully fight hatred and violence with the unstoppable power of nonviolence.

He once stopped an armed mob, saying: "We are not advocating violence. We want to love our enemies. I want you to love our enemies. Be good to them. This is what we live by. We must meet hate with love."

—"Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,"
Cesar Chavez

Write one to three sentences explaining how the example in this passage supports Chavez’s purpose.

Answer 1

By showing that King calmly stopped an armed mob by urging love instead of retaliation, the example demonstrates nonviolence’s real-world effectiveness and moral force. This supports Chavez’s purpose of teaching King’s lessons and persuading readers to embrace nonviolent resistance.