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Civil Rights Movement In The 1960's

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The American government was originally built on the idea of England's parliamentary system. After America had an outline of a well-rounded political system, they established the Constitution. In the Bill of Rights, the very first amendment listed is the freedom of speech. The right to state your opinion is the critical base of the first amendment. I believe peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society. Peaceful resistance has led to a global change and will continue to impact the society in the future. In 1955, because of peaceful protest, segregation on public busses is now unconstitutional. This iconic historic movement has given more recognition to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. who is now commonly associated with putting forward the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s. Without the well known Rosa Parks standing up for herself on the bus and starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott, it might have taken society even longer to achieve the racial equality that we have today. In 1913, …show more content…

We see it on the news, social media, and printed on the front cover of newspapers. Everywhere we go, media follows us. Peaceful protest influences others around us and encourages mass participation. Having a population unite with the same mindset and goal can accomplish more than violent protest. Violent protest can lead to injury, imprisonment, or death. With more and more people standing up for what they believe in, the exchanging of these movements are rapidly spreading throughout the world. Nonviolent protests tend to work more than riots because it’s easier to create a larger group of protesters and the last thing a government force wishes to do is fire on unarmed citizens, especially women, the elderly, and children. If they harm these citizens, more people will want to step in and the tables will turn, with the government losing more supporters and the protest group gaining more

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During the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s, shifts in the political and societal views were very apparent. Through out the time era, we saw figures of great importance and the strength of activists are its highest. The build up of severe racism and discrimination led to the beginning of the civil rights era, which led to several divides in blacks, as well as a beginning of a more enriched society.. The Civil Rights era had several key events leading up to the full force of the movement - including bus boycotts, Freedom Riders, and the Little Rock Nine. Once the movement began to increase in involvement, many supporters were gained.

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Peaceful resistance to laws has a more positive impact on a free society because it allows people to express how wrong something can be and stress the need for change. In the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King demonstrates how nonviolence allows those who "refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue" (King). Martin Luther King explains how effective nonviolence can be. This demonstrates how those protesting aren't causing chaos, yet are still being able to get their point across.

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One more well-known peaceful protest in the era was the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955, led by Martin Luther King Jr., to help advance African American rights in the U.S. This protest started after Rosa Parks was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks was peacefully protesting, as she was given the right to do from the Bill of Rights. This protest is just one of many examples that shows that civil disobedience is beneficial to society, because African Americans eventually got equal rights after more peaceful protests such as sit-ins at diners. Martin Luther King Jr. remains a famous historical figure because of his success with nonviolent protests.

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Accounts of civil disobediences have made their way into the paper many times since the start of this country: the Boston Tea Party, Thoreau's refusal to pay a poll tax, and Rosa Park's decision to stay seated on the bus. All of these examples represent a time of distress when people responded in non-violence to prove a point. But many would ask if this is really proving a point or if it is simply disregarding the law and setting a bad example? Well let me ask you this: would it be better to sit back and to hope that someone will speak out about the problem, or to go forward in violence thinking that that is the only way to achieve something? It seems that an act of non-violence is a way of being heard without coming across as irrational or

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It is a sword that heals.” This quote by Martin Luther King Jr. inspired them to even think about staging a sit-in. Protesters were left alone by the police department, while people who became violent were prosecuted because this was a non-violent act. Many of the people who became violent were also arrested for trespassing. Participants in non-violent protests can introduce and inspire major changes.

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