ified with so clearly, giving considerable attention to King at the height of his power and to the assassination that ended his life and his leadership. Haskins writes about the early life of King and about King's preparations for and development as a preacher. He also gives considerable attention to the work of Gandhi, who served as a model for King and his non-violent movement. Gandhi was the most important figure in modern Indian history. He developed a philosophy which serves his followers as they fought to add to the freedom and self-rule of India, and it was this method admired by King:
The most important thing was to be nonviolent, not to fight back. Sometimes protesters forgot this and turned to violence and bloodhsed. When they did, Gandhi would fast, refusing to eat until the violence ended.
Haskins notes as well that both Gandhi and King were influenced by Henry David Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience."
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