How was the world looking at the time? What were the main movements and political and ideological thoughts powering most people.
Competition to be the best nation
c. civil disobedience
Martin Luther King, Jr., found much affinity with the approach that Mohandas Gandhi had used in India in previous decades. Gandhi had emphasized the principle of "ahisma" -- "not to injure." Both Gandhi and King believed that non-violent means of civil disobedience had more moral and actual power than violent means of seeking change.
Jefferson Davis. TITLE. President. WAR. &. AFFILIATION. Civil War ... A slaveholder, Davis firmly believed in the importance of the institution of slavery ... Davis' loyalty to these people led to bickering and quarrels throughout his administration.