彼は、黒人たちが暴力に頼らずとも平等な権利を勝ち取れると信じていた。

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English Translation

He believed that blacks could win their fight for equal rights without violence.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は、黒人(こくじん)たちが暴力(ぼうりょく)に頼(たよ)らずとも平等(びょうどう)な権利(けんり)を勝(か)ち取(と)れると信(しん)じていた。

Romanji

Kare wa, kokujintachi ga bōryoku ni tayorazu tomo byōdōna kenri o kachi toreru to shinjiteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

暴力 (ぼうりょく)

violence; mayhem

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

頼る (たよる)

to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on

とも (とも)

certainly; of course; to be sure; surely; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although; without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.); also (called); emphatic particle

平等 (びょうどう)

equality; impartiality; evenness

権利 (けんり)

right; privilege

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

勝つ (かつ)

to win; to gain victory

取れる (とれる)

to come off; to be removed; (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear; to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken as; (of balance, etc.) to be attained; to be obtainable

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

信じる (しんじる)

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in