Martin Luther King Jr. went to jail many times for acts of civil disobedience, such as ignoring court orders prohibiting marches and boycotts. Some people, even those who agreed with him, criticized him for disobeying the law. Today, however, most people view these actions as a form of:

Today, however, most people view these actions as a form of: positive deviance.

Explanation:

There are some acts that even though they can be considered a deviance of the law, or desobience of the law; they have positive impact. Martin Luther King was aganist discrimination, and he participated actively to achieve equal rights for black people. His acts of disobedience were put to service to good, they are considered positive deviance.

unless they converted, many non-christians (mainly jews and muslims) were persecuted

on december 1, 1774, the continental association was created to boycott all contact with british goods. by reversing the economic sanctions placed on the colonists, the delegates hoped britain would repeal its intolerable acts.