Martin Luther King on Civil Disobedience and Ethics of Resistance to State Authority is an icon of US history

Martin Luther King Jr's legacy is being re-examined, perhaps now more than ever. Nearly 60 years after the civil rights leader was killed, what is the truth behind the mythology? In this week's In History, we look at King's legacy in a new documentary.

Contrary to a widespread misconception, King did not favor absolute nonviolence, nor does his reasoning always require practitioners of civil disobedience to accept punishment. But he also strongly opposed rioting.