Civil Disobedience In America

Throughout history there have been different causes and unjust laws that have ignited the need for civil disobedience. I am an Afro-Latina living in the United States, and growing up I have been aware of both the struggles that Hispanics and Black-Americans face living in America. I feel most connected to the civil rights of these minority groups because I myself am one of them. That is why I fully believe in the act of civil disobedience for equality, not only for Hispanics and Black-Americans, but for all minorities in America who have been subject to discrimination or an injustice because of their gender, ethnicity or religious affiliation. I’d like to start with the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. Although Martin Luther King Jr. is well known …show more content…
states, "But it is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These conditions are the things that cause individuals to feel that they have no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention. And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear?...It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice and humanity." This message is just as relevant today than it was in the 60’s. Freddie Gray was a Black American from Baltimore, Maryland who was arrested for the possession of a blade that was later found to be legal and he was illegally denied medical attention by police transport that ultimately led to his death. He was one of the many Black Americans who have faced police brutality and death that inspired the Black Lives Matter …show more content…
Just as Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. stated, “Riot is the language of the unheard.” and these people were gathered for the voice of Freddie Gray and the countless lives of many other Black Americans to be heard. Another movement of peaceful resistance was the Latino March on Washington on October 12, 1996, where thousands of Latinos and many others protested against anti-Latino and anti-immigrant sentiment. That was and still is the feeling of many Latinos, refugees, Muslims, and all immigrants that leave their homes to live in the U.S. We the people of the United States of America are not resting today until we are able to live and prosper freely in this Country that was meant to stand for all and not against. In the media today, we are now described as living under a ‘Trump America’. What exactly does living in a ‘Trump America’ mean for all those in America? In just his first week of office Trump has passed an executive order that has prohibited refugees to enter the U.S., and detailing an immigration ban on 7 major Muslim