PREACHING NON-VIOLENCE AND TRAINING SIT-IN RESISTANCE

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The Civil Rights Movement was defined by protester's use of non-violent tactics. African American civil rights leaders were trained to not fight back their aggressors. The news media coverage often depicted police authorities and white vigilantes as cruel punishers. Images of brutal arrests and vicious attacks at direct actions placed African Americans and their allies in a favorable position. African American churches played a large role in preaching non-violence and facilitating the foundation of groups like CORE, the Committee of Racial Equality. Founded in 1942, CORE used the strategy of sit-ins to combat the racial oppression of the discriminatory practice of segregation....