King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience.

The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.

King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian.

Doing away with separate black colleges meets resistance from alumni and other blacks.

In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal profession. I read about Lincoln and that he believed the law to be the most difficult of professions.

We need some civil disobedience.