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After applauding Professor Gilkey for focusing attention on Reinhold Niebuhr's book, Moral Man and Immoral Society, I framed my response by setting forth seven salient elements of Niebuhr's political theory. After affirming Gilkey's portrayal of the differences between our contemporary situation & that which Niebuhr addressed in the 1930s, I focused on a third characteristic of Niebuhr's thought that Gilkey neglected to mention, namely, the impact of his thought on African-American activists in their struggle for racial justice in the US. That impact mainly pertained to his perceptive analysis of power conflicts among social groups & especially the societal power of racism. Niebuhr's sensitivity to that problem was heightened during his ministry in Detroit & thereafter. Thus, Martin Luther King, Jr, his protege, Jesse Jackson, & many others came to view Niebuhr as a major source of inspiration for their struggle. But, in spite of Niebuhr's appreciation of Gandhi & his support of King's nonviolent resistance approach, they disagreed about the moral value of pacifism. Most importantly, I join with another African-American scholar in pointing out Niebuhr's uncritical paternalistic assumptions about African Americans & their struggle. 3 References. Adapted from the source document.

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