You almost certainly are misunderstanding how all of this works; because the dignity of MLK then mostly isn't applicable to today. Let me explain. The entire p

You almost certainly are misunderstanding how all of this works; because the dignity of MLK then mostly isn't applicable to today. Let me explain. The entire point of non-violence was not "if we dress up and act nicely, then they will change their minds and respect us." It was "if we dress up and act nicely, but continue to protest, they will still definitely commit violence to us, but it will expose their hypocrisy, making our moral point stronger."