Question

Read this excerpt from one of Martin Luther King’s speeches. What method of protest is he advocating for in this speech?

writing letters to people in positions of power

nonviolent resistance

the use of force, but only if necessary
We are here, we are here this evening because we are tired now. And I want to say that we are not here advocating violence. I want it to be known throughout Montgomery and throughout this nation that we are Christian people . . . . The only weapon that we have in our hands this evening is the weapon of protest.

-Dr. Martin Luther King,
Dec. 5, 1955

Answer 1

Nonviolent resistance.

King explicitly rejects violence and calls protest their only "weapon," indicating peaceful, nonviolent protest rather than force or merely letter-writing.