Question

At recess, two of the boys from different groups get in a fight. Elliott asks the one who was teased if responding with violence made him feel better or made the teasing stop. What does the answer suggest about the use of violence as a political strategy? During the Civil Rights Movement, who was using violence for political purposes and why?

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Answer:

The answer suggest that violence as political strategy in this case that someone is teased or harmed in a way, they can respond with violence taking the matter into they own hand.  

During the Civil Rights Movement the police used violence for political purposes in an event known as “Bloody Sunday” where protestors were beaten and hospitalized because they disobeyed police blocking their protest. In contrast, the leaders of the Movement chose the tactic of nonviolence. After all, the use of violence as a political strategy does not solve any situation.