Question: Who's nonviolent activism inspired the man who C.T. Vivian was lieutenant to during the Civil Rights Movement?

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Hip Hop Movement: The Hip Hop Movement offers a critical theory and history of hip hop culture as stated by Reiland Rabaka in his book "The Hip Hop Movement: From R&B and the Civil Rights Movement to Rap and the Hip Hop Generation".  The movement connects R&B, the Civil Rights Movement, and hip hop culture.  The six elements Of the Hip Hop Movement are: Consciousness Awareness, Civil Rights Awareness, Activism Awareness, Justice, Political Awareness, Community Awareness in music.  In 1990 while working with the rap/pop group Snap!  Ronald "Bee-Stinger" Savage while in the State of New York carved the term Six elements of the Hip Hop Movement.

Long Civil Rights Movement: Long Civil Rights Movement is an argument advanced by American historian Jacquelyn Dowd Hall.  It was proposed in the article "The Long Civil Rights Movement and the Political Uses of the Past" within "The Journal of American History" in 2005.  Dowd had used the term in an earlier article titled, "Broadening Our View of the Civil Rights Movement" within the journal "The Chronicle of Higher Education" in 2001.  Since 2005, the long civil rights movement argument has attracted substantial attention from scholars and academics that study the Civil Rights Movement.

Dave Dennis (activist): David J. Dennis is a civil rights activist active in the movement since the 1960s.  He grew up in the segregated area of Omega, Louisiana, and worked as co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), as director of Mississippi's Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and as one of the organizers of the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964.  Dave Dennis worked closely with both Bob Moses and Medgar Evers as well as members of SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.  Dennis' first involvement in the Civil Rights Movement was at a Woolworth sit-in organized by CORE and he went on to become a Freedom Rider in 1961.  More recently Dennis has put his activism toward a new project, the Algebra Project, which is a nonprofit organization run by Bob Moses that aims to improve the mathematics education for minority children.  Dennis also speaks about his experiences in the movement through an organization called Dave Dennis Connections.

Black Power movement: The Black Power movement was a political movement to achieve a form of Black Power and the many philosophies it contains.  The movement saw various forms of activism some violent and some peaceful, all hoping to achieve black empowerment.  The Black Power movement also represented socialist movements, all with the general motivation of improving the standing of black people in society.  Originated during the Civil Rights Movement, some doubted the philosophy of the movement begging for more radical action, taking influences from Malcolm X.  The cornerstone of the movement was the Black Panther Party, a Black Power organization dedicated to socialism and the use of violence to achieve it.  The Black Power movement developed amidst the criticisms of the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1960s, and over time and into the 1970s, the movement grew and became more violent.  After years of violence, many left the movement and the police began arresting violent actors in the movement.  The Black Power movement also spilled out into the Caribbean creating the Black Power Revolution.

Black Power and the American Myth: Black Power and the American Myth is a 1970 book by Reverend C. T. Vivian that analyzes the Civil Rights Movement.  Before writing "Black Power and the American Myth", Vivian had been an activist, a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and a member of its Executive Staff along with Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, James Bevel and others.  Besides King, Vivian was the first member of SCLC's staff to write a book about the Civil Rights Movement, and his access gave readers a first-hand account of the thoughts and motivations of the movement's leaders.

C. T. Vivian: Cordy Tindell Vivian, usually known as C. T. Vivian (born July 30, 1924), is a minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement.  Vivian continues to reside in Atlanta, Georgia and most recently founded the C. T. Vivian Leadership Institute, Inc.  He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Septima Poinsette Clark: Septima Poinsette Clark (May 3, 1898 – December 15, 1987) was an American educator and civil rights activist.  Clark developed the literacy and citizenship workshops that played an important role in the drive for voting rights and civil rights for African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement.  Septima Clark's work was commonly under appreciated by Southern male activists.  She became known as the "Queen mother" or "Grandmother" of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.  Martin Luther King, Jr. commonly referred to Clark as "The Mother of the Movement".  Clark's argument for her position in the Civil Rights Movement was one that claimed "knowledge could empower marginalized groups in ways that formal legal equality couldn't."

Greensboro sit-ins: The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960, which led to the Woolworth department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States.  While not the first sit-in of the Civil Rights Movement, the Greensboro sit-ins were an instrumental action, and also the most well-known sit-ins of the Civil Rights Movement.  These sit-ins led to increased national sentiment at a crucial period in US history.  The primary event took place at the Greensboro, North Carolina, Woolworth store, now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum.

History of youth rights in the United States: The youth rights movement in the United States has long been concerned with civil rights and intergenerational equity.  Tracing its roots to youth activism during the Great Depression in the 1930s, the youth rights movement has influenced the civil rights movement, opposition to the Vietnam War, and many other movements.  Since the advent of the Internet, youth rights is gaining predominance again.

Martin Luther King Jr.: Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr., January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement.  He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using the tactics of nonviolence and civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs and inspired by the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.

Supporting paragraphs: C. T. Vivian Martin Luther King Jr.
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi