Why did martin luther king jr. feel so strongly about choosing nonvilolence over nonexistence?

He felt that if Africans Americans chose to use violence to fight for their rights, it would have two main effects. First, whites would be more likely to retaliate with violence and aggression. Second, being aggressive might give whites a reason to treat them unfairly, because they would argue that Africans Americans are too aggressive

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