Hello Mrs.Foreman and classmates. Lately, many people have been asking, “Why do people protest? “ and “Why is protesting important?”. The most important reason that people protest is to fight for what they believe in.
There are people out there that say protesting is purposeless or pointless. Those people are wrong. Protesting is the last resort when there is nothing else left that we can do. As I’m watching the protests on the news, I know those concerned Americans are showing rectitude for others who have been treated unfairly. People never back down until they get what they want to accomplish, or at least bring awareness for the issue they are trying to address.
Some protests in the past have worked. For example, the Boston Tea Party. This conflict started when the British enforced a selfish act called the Tea Act. This act was made just to get the British East India Company out of debt. This made the colonists very angry. So on the night of December 16, 1773 the colonists, dressed up as Native Americans, boarded the British ships, and threw all of the tea overboard into the Boston Harbor. The main reason they did this is because they were protesting against taxation, but this lead to their independence from England years later.
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This was a non-violent protest. According to USA Today 2.6 million strong women in America were involved in the march. This was to protect legislation and policies regarding human rights and other issues. These women weren’t only marching for women’s rights, but for equality for all.
On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks changed history for all African Americans. Just because of her race she had to give up her seat. She refused to do this, and she was arrested. Not all protests are crowds of people holding up signs. Even though this was a small protest. It changed more than anyone could have