Research Paper: Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez. The Power of Nonviolent Resistance

History is made up of significant events that shape our future and outstanding leaders who influence our destiny. Both of these men have much in common. They fought for the oppressed; primarily the major target group or segment, which they represent, was reflective of their own ethnic backgrounds. However, of the two, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of a more universal type of peace. Not only did he want to desegregate public facilities, he sought civil rights and liberties for all. Chavez took the examples of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas Ghandi and made them his own. …