US EditionAn interfaith group’s 1950s MLK comic book remains a prominent nonviolence teaching tool
- Groups of children and adults in Bethlehem, West Bank, use a 1958 comic book featuring Martin Luther King Jr. As a teaching tool on nonviolence.
- The comic book was created following Rosa Parks' 1955 bus protest and the Montgomery bus boycott to promote nonviolent political change.
- The comic outlines the Montgomery Improvement Association's boycott and offers tips such as seeing your enemy as a human being to foster nonviolence.
- By 2018, about 250,000 copies costing 10 cents each had been distributed widely, with current versions available in six languages and sold for $2.
- The comic continues to influence peace education worldwide and inspires planned translations to further share King's message of love and nonviolence.
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An interfaith group’s 1950s MLK comic book remains a prominent nonviolence teaching tool
“Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” continues to be a nonviolence teaching tool and an influential historical account in the United States and worldwide. The 16-page comic book was created by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, a Christian-turned-interfaith anti-war organization,…
An Interfaith Group's 1950s MLK Comic Book Remains a Prominent Nonviolence Teaching Tool
‘You have done a marvelous job of grasping the underlying truth and philosophy of the movement,’ the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to the creator of a comic book about civil rights. The post An Interfaith Group’s 1950s MLK Comic Book Remains a Prominent Nonviolence Teaching Tool appeared first on Word&Way.
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