In mathematics and statistics, the term arithmetic mean is preferred over simply mean because it helps to differentiate between other means such as geometric and harmonic mean. Statistical mean is the most common term for calculating the mean of a statistical distribution.
There were, in my opinion, two main reasons for this: 1  I believe that Dr. King believed that nonviolence was a more moral strategy than one that included violence. 2  King also believed that nonviolence was a more effective way to get people on the side of the protestors.
The Evolution of Non-Violence in American Civil Rights. The nonviolence philosophy was introduced into the civil rights movement by activst Dr. Martin Luther King; however, he adopted his philosophy from Indian Independence Activist Mahatma Ghandi.King studied Gandi's approach and applied his beliefs in America's struggle for equal rights.BI intervention. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King as a forum for people to learn how to use non-violence to gain equal rights. It provided an avenue for equal rights by organizing and demostrating with non-violent protests.