and number of reasons like ghandi it is just one autobiography from the 1960's. the day pashtun nationalist nonetheless. and then had to go to jail again and then endure the pakistani government. in india's he is be little. so the ada is he to a consideration and then said it is nothing surprising from non-violence. but the profit all the time from act up. a member of his group and interviewer following nonviolence because of ghandi and in the of profit said that violence does not solve anything. and then the other than his daughter and she made the movie but it is not even available for purchase the last time that i checked. i tried to get a copy myself. but again not a single one. died at the age of 98. the first time i heard about that in the northwest region of pakistan. >> and a theologian no less. somebody who was dedicated to the same principles as ghandi is there disharmony became the number education minister. for the major independence movement. another remarkable person somebody who gave inspiration from non-violence but now all i must ratify that it h

prime minister says that he won't be pushed into action by campaign to styles themselves on gondi -- ghandi. >> a passionate outbursts of support for india's talkers seder. united in protest, a nationwide rally is rattling the public. and anti-corruption campaign has hit home. >> if you want to do anything, i get it done, and you have to. >> his already 75, he is fighting for me and my next generation. >> he has struck a chord with millions of indians. he is often compared to the independence leader. like him, he uses fasting and nonviolent protest. the indian government says he is a threat to democracy. >> is do or die now. just like the independence struggle. either we succeed or we sacrifice our lives. >> india has been hit by a string of high-profile corruption scandals. the biggest is the selling of telecom licenses. last year's gains were vastly overspent. the estimated cost was 166 million pounds. several top government officials. >> we are outside the prison. hoping not just to have him released, but to let him have his way. >> this is a movement that is gaining momentum. >> for mor

as ghandi said.w a lot of people right here in new york city who are doing that, who are fired, out of jobs, they found who they were, collaborated with other people. i know a woman who was just fired from a high-tech company. she loves to cook. she started a home cooking catering service and has employed ten other people to serve ethnic foods in the city and doing better than most restaurants are these days in this economy. there's always opportunities. i think the first thing you have to do is change your perspective. instead of asking what's the problem, what's the opportunity, how can i make a difference, who are -- are there people there i can connect so easily now with linkedin, with social networks, other people who are -- share the same passion, let's get together and make a difference. >> so interesting. because it's connections when you talk to the so-called experts about the job market or starting business, the connections are so incredibly important and connections come with knowing yours

one example is ghandi, martin luther king, or others like them leading to direct political change that can be called positive. on the positive side, huge cultural phenomena have swayed public upon as powerfully as the novel of uncle tom's cabin, essential to making america a better nation. harriet beecher stowe was an unlikely factor of political change, dreamy eyed, she was a housewife with a brute of chirp. she had various illnesses worsened and married to a brilliant husband, but driven by her passion of hatred of slavery, she wrote uncle tom's cabin and in 1852 broke sales records and became an international sensation. the boston paper said it sited more attention than since the invention of printing. another noted it was much less a book than a state of vision, of feeling and consciousness in which they didn't sit or read or appraise, but they walked and talked and laughed and cried. my new book, mightier than the sword uncle tom's cabin and the battle for america which will be officially published on the 200th birthday, advanced copies for sale today here, came from the biography

. -- principally by ghandi. then, the 30-year long, really 40-year-long entirely non- violent struggle of african- americans under the leadership of eventually dr. martin luther king jr. in the united states. in the 1970's, an extraordinary struggle unfolded in argentina launched by the famous mothers of the disappeared in buenos aires and against the military junta in argentina and the scale of the oppression which began a series of events that led to the disillusionment of that regime. the movement against the dictatorship of augusto pena shea in a chalet which resulted in him having to step down as president, a long-running movement in eastern europe and the former soviet union against one-party authoritarian perhaps represented by the solidarity movement in poland, the people power revolution by filipinos to detach ferdinand marcos from power in 1986. the bell that revolution in czechoslovakia which should be mentioned if for no other reason that its leader was one of the century's greatest terrorist of the

. >>> in india likened to the late ghandi and now that social activist anna hazare is out of jail the indian government is reacting as his hunger strike against public corruption enters a fifth day. today's india's prime minister says his government is open to a citizen om busman that hazare has been calling for but anti-corruption activists say the current proposal is too weak to tackle the nation's long entrenched history of bribery. >>> meanwhile a rare sight of kim jong-il outside of his secretive state. today north korea's long-time leader took a train trip to russia's siberia region and he's slated to meet russian president dmitri medvedev. russia donated 50,000 tons of wheat to north korea to combat the country's food shortage. >>> libyan officials are denying that moammar gadhafi and his family are looking to leave tripoli. that comes as rebel leaders say they are closing in on the libyan leader's tripoli stronghold. cnn's matthew chance is in tripoli for us. matthew, what's going on where you are now? >> pretty quiet at the moment, i have to say. there have been a number of a

applause] that faith and religion in the works of dawn the, martin luther king, and of nelson mandela -- ghandi, not to understand yourself as chosen and others as frozen, but to understand that underdog's canopy, the canopy of compassion and mercy, there is theunder god's canopy, respect of many other things that mark the difference between people, the difference is the reason to engage, not the reason to polarize and not the reason to isolate. [applause] and as a south african ambassador, as i stand almost every day, the statue on massachusetts avenue, and as we roll today in the next week officially add to the moral of washington, the one outstanding more of martin luther king, we are challenged that the golden triangle of peace, compassion, non-violence, and struggle against adversity, the third point must be completed. we pledged that in the year 2012, the third step of that triangle will be completed outside the embassy of south africa to build the golden triangle by completing the memorial to nelson mandela. washington is the place. it determines so much, where we stand between peace and

. >>> and an activist in india compared to ghandi is out of jail and will continue a two-week hungerof the country's grass roothss anti-corruption campaign. >>> pope benedict speaking to thousands of young people in spain for world youth day. the pope's welcome, a stark contrast to massive protests across madrid. spaniards protesting the cost of the pope's four-day visit in the face of 21% unemployment. >>> and that's the news you need to start your day. "american morning" back after this. . >>> 50 minutes past the hour. we gave you a chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. boy, do you have a lot to say. we asked you this question, is president obama neglecting the black community. this from heather -- this from jannette -- this from james -- keep the conversation flowing. facebook.com/americanmorning. >>> all right. christine o'donnell's walkout during her interview with piers morgan that happened this week, got some of us thinking about some of the more memorable television interviews gone wrong. it's just so fun to watch. cnn's jeanne moos on the art of the exit.

aka ghandi or martin luther king. what value do you think that would have in your experience? thanks. >> thank you again. i have enjoyed this so much so far. looking forward to hearing your answers. i wanted to know, i feel like so often non-violent protests and movements have such good intentions but they feel like you mentioned. they failed to put real pressure on the oppressive force. i know it is -- must have some any answers to such a broad question. we even want a good example. something that can predict a positive outcome. you mentioned in is easy to predict what will lead to violence. maybe if you could enlighten us with some predictions of successful nonviolent movement. thank you. >> i am with csis. my question has to do with i'm wondering after the regime transition. has there been any pattern in the american response to regime, whether that is intervention. we talked about how there have been transitions within the last hundred years. has there been any kind of pattern? >> and mr. first. a unifying -- unifying leaders are rare. another characteristic was there was

in india he walked in the footsteps of ghandi.istianity made him patient with all religions, and his tremendous heart made him believe that all people were his people. all creeds and religions were comfortable in his presence. all just causes were his cause to support in his soul. through sermons and allocations, with praise god and ovations he preached fair play and serenity. from hand cuffs and prison guards. from leg irons and prison bars he taught triumph over loss, love over despair. hallelujah over durges. joy over moaning. he said fear not. fear not. we have come too far to turn back, and we are not afraid. we shall overcome. we shall overcome. we shall overcome. some depay -- day we shall overcome. [applause] [applause] >> we shall overcome. we have overcome. maya angelou's rendition, a poem for the ages. abundant hope. abundant hope. and now as we fellowship and enjoy one another at this lunchon, i want to invite the waiters to begin to serve our lunch. i'm going to come back and interrupt you periodically. there are too