Question
What idea did E.D Nixon have after Rosa Parks was arrested?
He had the idea of starting a boycott on the bus lines areas. He thought of this with the idea that if it followed the legal channels, it would be successful. He thought of calling local ministers to help with the boycott. In these were: Martin Lither King Jr. Rev Raph David Abernathy and Rev EN French.
Why did Nixon believe that his idea might succeed in bringing about change?
Nixon believed that Parks had the power, using her leveled ground, to be able to make a change. This is because for the purpose of which Parks was arrested was wrong and that using this as a battling technique the war could be won. Therefore he wanted the boycott to help convince Parks of the power in her case. He wanted her to see this. However, according to him, this had to follow the legal channels.
According to King, how did the Vietnam War affect U.S policy at home?
King believed that the US war influenced and affected by the United States policy. Much of the funding had gone in to finance the war and thus left some deficit within the system. Projects were stopped in order to fund the war. The US had difficulty in winning the Vietnam War and therefore the foreign policy.
Why might have some people supported King’s speaking out against the war? Why might have others supported it?
Some of the people supported King’s stand because they understood the fact that the young black men were being ripped out of the community and placed in the battlegrounds. They understood the war as being unjust and most unsuccessful as many were killed
The others were against his speech because they believed the war as being a level ground for which the United States would gain power in the majority of the lands. This they sought and claimed to be at the very expense of the country’s resources despite the failure in each battle.