Lewis 2

In response to Q#6
The protesters do not respond press charges against their attackers for the same reason they do not strike back. There is a broader message that is attempting to be conveyed, and responding to this force with force puts the movement on a personal level. As when Lewis is struck he viewed the blood from his lip was not from he himself, it was blood for the movement. Nor did Lewis put blame on the attacker, it was the system that was blame. Unless the authorities were willing to arrest the system, Lewis was content on continuing on his way spreading his message. The importance of the movement was to make the travesty of black suffrage known on a broad of scale as possible, and as peaceful as possible.