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Peer reviewedZarefsky, David – Central States Speech Journal, 1983
Identifies and assesses the values displayed in Lyndon Johnson's communication about the riots during his term of office. (PD)
Descriptors: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Communication (Thought Transfer), Persuasive Discourse
Peer reviewedPowell, Brent – OAH Magazine of History, 1995
Maintains that Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr. fundamentally altered the tradition of protest and reform. Compares and contrasts the role of each man in U.S. social and constitutional history. Concludes that while Thoreau lacked the broad influence of King, his writings influenced both King and Mohandas Gandhi. (CFR)
Descriptors: Black Leadership, Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
