Protest In The Civil Rights Movement

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Without former Americans’ use of protest the country would not be what it is today. Peaceful resistance to laws and policies have transformed the nation for the better and by the will of the people. The influence of protests throughout United States history illustrate democracy in its purest form. There are different ways and different effects of protest on the nation. Protest historically has positively changed US policy and government action.
One of the most successful series of protests in United States history was that of the civil rights movement with one of the most prominent leaders being Baptist Minister Martin Luther King. One of the most successful form of the protests began with a black woman named Rosa Parks, who refused to give up …show more content…

In April 2016, the Sioux tribe of North Dakota set up camp at the meeting of the Cannonball and Missouri rivers in North Dakota to peacefully oppose the construction of the pipeline (The Associated Press). The pipeline would go through and possibly taint the tribe’s source of drinking water. In July the Army Corps of Engineers granted permits to build the pipeline at over 200 water crossing and the Sioux sue the day later while remaining at the camp, the Cheyenne River Sioux join the lawsuit later as plaintiffs. The protest by then has grown to well over 600 people living in the camp at the meeting of the two rivers, soon to grow to thousands of people. The lawsuit did not end up in the Sioux’s favor but the day after it was decided the Army, the Department of Justice, and the Interior Department say the the construction of the pipeline near the tribe’s source of water will not be pursued (The Associated Press). The peaceful sit in of the tribes and other protesters resulted in the improval of Native American and United States relations while keeping a portion of the environment safe from possible contamination from the