Peaceful resistance to laws does positively impact a free society. In American society, citizens are proud of the fact that they have the freedom to speak their minds and protest without violence or fear of persecution. Throughout our history, there have been a number of people who have peacefully protested and changed the nation for the better. There have also been people who have spoken up about certain situations and have not been able to change the unjust law or situation.
The first person that comes to every American's mind when they hear the words peaceful disobedience is Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. In the spring of 1963, King, among others, decided to finally take a march on Birmingham after months of delay. During this time, Birmingham, Alabama was one of the main contributors of the racial war. While leading the march, King was arrested and held in the local jail. This is where he wrote one of his most famous works,"Letter from a Birmingham Jail". This piece was almost as popular as King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech. It is so memorable because it highlights how peaceful protest should be done. The peaceful resistance that King promoted was one of the major factors in changing the United States. Without his peaceful resistance, the nation would not have made the progress that it did.
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While Park's actions were not as followed as King's were, she showed how one person could get involved by doing one simple thing. If she had not refused to leave her seat on the bus on that fateful day, she would not have been able to help draw people into the civil rights movement. Because of her civil disobedience, the nation evolved for the