nonviolence

An old man in India recalls how, when he was a young boy, he got his first taste of freedom as he and his brother joined the great Muhatma Gandhi on a march to the sea to make salt in defiance of British law.

Discusses Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail" and how it changed the African American civil rights movement.

Describes the author's search for the historical presence of Mahatma Gandhi and the meaning of the Indian leader's teachings.

Retells true-life stories of women who were dedicated to nonviolent action.

A collection of essays from writers in the fields of politics, psychology, sociology, gender studies, and race studies that attempt to determine what constitutes violence in pornography, nationalism, race relations, the media, and environmental issues.