by Andrew Levison

In the coming days the Occupy Wall Street movement faces an extremely complex and difficult series of decisions about its strategy and tactics. It cannot simply repeat the initial tactic of occupying public spaces that it has employed up to now but it has not yet developed any clear alternative strategy for the future.

In debating their next steps the protesters -- and the massive numbers of Americans who support them -- will turn again and again to the history and example of the civil rights movement for guidance.

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