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Martin Luther Visited India To Study Mahatma Gandhi's Principles During His Civil Rights Struggle
By Rida Ahmed r.ahmed@hngn.com | Jun 25, 2014 04:44 PM EDT
Martin Luther King traveled to India in 1959 to study Mahatma Gandhi's principles of non-violent persuasion during his civil rights struggle in the United States. (Photo : REUTERS)
Martin Luther King and his wife Coretta Scott King took a trip to India in 1959 hoping to study Mahatma Gandhi's principles of non-violent persuasion, a top democrat leader revealed Tuesday, with the intention of applying it to the civil rights struggle back home in the United States.
The remarks were made by Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in Washington honoring the life and legacy of Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. for their efforts in passing the landmark Civil Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment, schools and public places, Press Trust of India reported.
"Actually, the Indians and the Kings learnt from each other. It's interesting to note that in Sanskrit, the word for non-violence, Satyagraha - that same word, it means 'non-violence' and it means 'insistence on the truth'," Pelosi said in her remarks at the U.S. Capitol Hill. "Fifty years later, here we are, the law stands as a pillar of fairness, justice and equality; an enduring testament to the soul force of Dr. King, and Coretta Scott King. The Civil Rights Act transformed our country. It made America more American," she said.
"Though they knew it would mean sacrifice and struggle for their family, and for many others across America, and for the Kings - that they would insist on the truth at the heart of our nation: 'that all men and women are created equal'. Dr. King was not only non-violent in his actions, but non-violent in his words. That was a source of great strength to him and Coretta, and to the movement," Pelosi added.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said, "I was here in Washington, D.C., working and attending school when Dr. King delivered his 'I Have a Dream' speech. I, along with the rest of America, was deeply moved by his words. A year later, I was at the Las Vegas Convention Center when King spoke there."
"I'll never forget how he urged Americans of all backgrounds to 'learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools.' And I'll never forget how King gave his own life for the cause of civil rights," he said.
Congressional leaders marked the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on Tuesday by honoring both the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the bipartisan tactics that lawmakers used to pass the bill in 1964, with King's children, Bernice King, Dexter Scott King and Martin Luther King III, accepting the Congressional Medal of Honor on behalf of their parents, according to USA Today.
Source:- Martin Luther Visited India To Study Mahatma Gandhi's Principles During His Civil Rights Struggle : News : Headlines & Global News
By Rida Ahmed r.ahmed@hngn.com | Jun 25, 2014 04:44 PM EDT
Martin Luther King traveled to India in 1959 to study Mahatma Gandhi's principles of non-violent persuasion during his civil rights struggle in the United States. (Photo : REUTERS)
The remarks were made by Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in Washington honoring the life and legacy of Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. for their efforts in passing the landmark Civil Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment, schools and public places, Press Trust of India reported.
"Actually, the Indians and the Kings learnt from each other. It's interesting to note that in Sanskrit, the word for non-violence, Satyagraha - that same word, it means 'non-violence' and it means 'insistence on the truth'," Pelosi said in her remarks at the U.S. Capitol Hill. "Fifty years later, here we are, the law stands as a pillar of fairness, justice and equality; an enduring testament to the soul force of Dr. King, and Coretta Scott King. The Civil Rights Act transformed our country. It made America more American," she said.
"Though they knew it would mean sacrifice and struggle for their family, and for many others across America, and for the Kings - that they would insist on the truth at the heart of our nation: 'that all men and women are created equal'. Dr. King was not only non-violent in his actions, but non-violent in his words. That was a source of great strength to him and Coretta, and to the movement," Pelosi added.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said, "I was here in Washington, D.C., working and attending school when Dr. King delivered his 'I Have a Dream' speech. I, along with the rest of America, was deeply moved by his words. A year later, I was at the Las Vegas Convention Center when King spoke there."
"I'll never forget how he urged Americans of all backgrounds to 'learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools.' And I'll never forget how King gave his own life for the cause of civil rights," he said.
Congressional leaders marked the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on Tuesday by honoring both the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the bipartisan tactics that lawmakers used to pass the bill in 1964, with King's children, Bernice King, Dexter Scott King and Martin Luther King III, accepting the Congressional Medal of Honor on behalf of their parents, according to USA Today.
Source:- Martin Luther Visited India To Study Mahatma Gandhi's Principles During His Civil Rights Struggle : News : Headlines & Global News
