Explain Kings policy of non-violent direct action, using examples from events that you have studied. How successful was it? Martin Luther Kings policy of non-violent direct action can be explained by looking at some of the incidents that he took place in and things that he did over his years as a speaker for the civil rights movement. The letter from Birmingham jail is an example of his non-violent strategies. King’s ‘I have a …showed first 75 words of 198 total…

…showed last 75 words of 198 total…that were passed while he was an active speaker. While King was in jail in Birmingham he wrote a famous letter ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ on April 16. This letter is a famous statement of the civil rights movement and of Kings non-violent direct action campaign. In this letter he outlines the steps involved in a non-violent campaign. The four steps are collection of the facts to determine whether injustice exists, negotiation, self-purification and direct action.