The definition of cognitive dissonance is "<span>the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change." hope this helps.</span>
The dude is so inspiring. He was the leader of the civil rights movement, and he used non violent acts to spread awareness about discrimination. He is a legend. There are some awesome articles online about him, and you will be able to find so may things about him.
The best source of historical evidence to describe how an events unfolded would be a first person source, or a website ending in .edu
