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squashed  during  the  Jim  Crowe  era.    At  that  time,

            America was reaching a breaking point.

            Clearly GOD used this extraordinary man, Reverend and

            Pastor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to lead America out of
            the  abominable  oppressions  that  prevailed  during  the

            Jim Crowe era.  Even though his documented views on
            the birth and resurrection of CHRIST were inconsistent

            with Biblical Gospel    27-4 , his movement drew heavily on
            the  precepts  of  Christianity.  The  central  theme  of  Dr.
            King’s  non-violent  movement  was  inspired  by  the

            success  of  Mahatma  Gandhi’s              27-3   non-violence
            movement  coupled  with  the  appeal  likening  the  Civil

            Rights struggles with Israel’s deliverance from slavery in
            Egypt  27-4 .


            These  two  precepts  set  Reverend  King  apart  from  the
            leaders of the ages who had used force.  King was able

            to lead a civil rights movement that eventually defeated
            determined  resistance  with  peaceful  and  non-violent

            protest that appealed to the righteous heart of human
            dignity.  Despite intense attacks from mobs, Klansman,

            and the remnants of Jim Crowe police who responded
            with  ferocious  dogs  and  high  pressure  fire  hoses,

            Reverend  King’s  campaigns  awakened  truth  and
            motivated humanity to change.  His campaigns appealed
            to the heart, as well as the intellect.



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