Question

you may well ask: \why direct action? why sit ins, marches and so forth? isnt negotiation a better path?\ you are quite right in calling for negotiation. indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. it seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored. my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word \tension.\ what is kings conclusion in this passage? he is shocked by the tension of protest. negotiation is better than protest. he is not afraid of tension. tension is necessary for growth.

Explanation:

The passage states that non - violent direct action creates tension to force communities that refuse to negotiate to confront issues and that the author is not afraid of tension. The key idea is that tension is a tool for growth in the context of non - violent resistance.

Answer:

Tension is necessary for growth.