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There is widespread human rights violation across the world but war is not its solution, said Otis Moss Jr.,American theologian,civil rights leader and a member of President Obamas advisory council. One of USAs top preachers and a noted public speaker,Moss is in India to give lectures on the role of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. in the development of human rights across the world.
An ardent supporter of Gandhi and King,Moss will deliver lectures on their lives and impact of their work in University of Mumbai,Kalina campus,HR College,Burhani College and colleges in Bangalore,New Delhi and Panchgani.
The early years of my life in college and in the civil rights movement were shaped by the works of Gandhi and King. They form the core of all my work. I want this generation to know the work done by these two men, said Moss on Wednesday.
Moss,who was made a member of the advisory council in February,said that the election of Barack Obama was a revolutionary change in the USA. His election should be an inspiration to all nations, he said.
Moss served 33 years as a pastor in the Olivet Baptist Church in Ohio. He was jailed several times during the American civil rights movement for organizing marches against discrimination against African Americans in the US and for voting rights for them. He was also part of the civil rights marches taken out under the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.
Moss,along with Rajmohan Gandhi,grandson of Mahatma Gandhi,will release the latters book A Tale of Two Revolts: India 1857 and the American Civil War at the American Center on January 4.
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