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Foreign News March 14, 1959

Jackson Advocate

Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi

What is this article about?

Rev. Martin Luther King, leader of the US civil rights movement, addressed an Indian audience in Bombay on the challenges of overcoming racial discrimination through non-violent means, aiming to win white hearts rather than humiliate them.

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King Tells India Group Long Way Of Discrimination

Bombay, India, March 6 - The Rev. Martin Luther King, young Negro Minister, and leader among members of his race, from Montgomery, Alabama, USA, was the principal speaker at a meeting here last Friday, held under the auspices of the Gandhi Memorial Trust.

Addressing the Indian Group, among other things, Rev. King said, "We have to go a long way to achieve a measure of success in the struggle to overcome racial discrimination."

Rev. King also asserted during his address that his non-violent struggle against racial discrimination in the United States was aimed, not at humiliating White People, but to win their hearts.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political

What keywords are associated?

Martin Luther King Bombay Meeting Racial Discrimination Non Violent Struggle Gandhi Memorial Trust

What entities or persons were involved?

Rev. Martin Luther King

Where did it happen?

Bombay, India

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Bombay, India

Event Date

Last Friday Before March 6

Key Persons

Rev. Martin Luther King

Event Details

The Rev. Martin Luther King, young Negro Minister and leader among members of his race from Montgomery, Alabama, USA, was the principal speaker at a meeting held under the auspices of the Gandhi Memorial Trust. He said, 'We have to go a long way to achieve a measure of success in the struggle to overcome racial discrimination.' He asserted that his non-violent struggle against racial discrimination in the United States was aimed, not at humiliating White People, but to win their hearts.

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