Deconstruct the King Quote

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Deconstruct the King Quote

Write the last two sentences of this quote up on the wall:

“You may well ask, ‘Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches, etc? Isn’t negotiation a better path?’ You are exactly right in your call for negotiation. Indeed, this is the purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatise the issue that it can no longer be ignored.”

Using the action that the participants are preparing for, ask them to identify the crisis, the creative tension, the community, how they can dramatise the issue.