Nonviolence gives power to seek peace and promote justice without harming people or treating them in a violent manner. Nonviolence is a philosophy, and a means of social, political and economic struggle as old as history itself. From ancient times to now, people have described violence as a means of resolving disputes. Many issues and protests are resolved through violence and harm against people. The philosophy of nonviolence is closely tied to pacifism. Pacifism is a belief that all wars, mass violence, and oppression that has plagued humanity since the dawn of creation is unjust. Non-violence provides the tools, and positive ways to oppose and stop wars, to resist violence, and to seek social justice. Non-violence, is in a sense, the freeing of bloodshed and letting individuals live their potential lives to their fullest.
             Martin Luther King Jr. often said that the center of non-violence is where one finds the principle of love.
             Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the world's best-known advocates of non-violent social change strategies; he combined ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions. Born in Atlanta Georgia, on January 15, 1929, Kings' roots were in the African-American Baptist church. Although, from an early age, King resented religious emotionalism and questioned literal interpretations of scripture, he nevertheless greatly admired black social gospel proponents such as his father who saw the church as a instrument for improving the lives of African Americans.
             He became a minister and inspired many people with his speeches and his five written books. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot in 1968 while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April fourth. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the many nonviolent activists but he wasn't standing alone, many followed his beliefs and were influenced by his judgments and powerful speeches. Martin Luther King's op
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