In Martin Luther King, Jr.'s selection, Nonviolent Resistance which first appeared in 1958 as a part of his book Stride Towards Freedom, he describes the processes people follow as they confront their situation. There are three ways he explained how oppressed people can deal with their situation. The different processes that are opened to the oppressed people are acquiescence, violence, and nonviolent resistance. Martin Luther King, Jr. does not approve the first two processes because …showed first 75 words of 833 total…

…showed last 75 words of 833 total…that all he seeks is justice, for both himself and the oppressors. The way of nonviolence means a willingness to suffer and sacrifice. It's the ultimate form of persuasion through words or acts, even death to free us all from injustice.         This quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.,"I have a dream that one day...that the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice," says it all.