Segregation popular in the early to mid 1900s, a law the separates the whites from the colored. Segregation was just not another law the citizens of America had to follow, it was a law that caused hate, racial profiling and inequality. One incident that occurred during the time of segregation, one that no one would forget, especially for those of color was Rosa Park on the city bus where she refused to give up her seat for a white man. She was arrested for breaking the law, Parks did not cause a scene or argued, she peacefully sat in her seat and did not get up, She was arrested for breaking the law. That is an act of peaceful resistance, it did not hurt the society in any way, in fact it did impacted the society in a positive way. It created a city
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Peaceful resistance does indeed impact the society in a positive way. Rosa park became a hero, activist and an inspiration to others, not only to those of colored but those who are white, red, yellow and black. Right along side her Martin Luther King Jr. who was an american Baptist activist during the Civil Rights Movement, he also was an inspiration to many, he help make this world a better place. All he wanted was ¨one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.¨ that is from Martin Luther King Jr.ś famous speech ¨I have a Dream.¨ King had enemies, enemies that he did not want, one that did not intend to have. As being loved and praised for his mindset of equality for all he was also hated. On April 4, 1968 King was assassinated for trying to make the world equal to have the same dream as the man next to him. Even though his death was a tragedy it was also a fortune, it made people realize that the way they lived needed to change. Hating people because the have a different skin color was no reason to hate or think low of
Peaceful resistance does indeed impact the society in a positive way. Rosa park became a hero, activist and an inspiration to others, not only to those of colored but those who are white, red, yellow and black. Right along side her Martin Luther King Jr. who was an american Baptist activist during the Civil Rights Movement, he also was an inspiration to many, he help make this world a better place. All he wanted was ¨one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.¨ that is from Martin Luther King Jr.ś famous speech ¨I have a Dream.¨ King had enemies, enemies that he did not want, one that did not intend to have. As being loved and praised for his mindset of equality for all he was also hated. On April 4, 1968 King was assassinated for trying to make the world equal to have the same dream as the man next to him. Even though his death was a tragedy it was also a fortune, it made people realize that the way they lived needed to change. Hating people because the have a different skin color was no reason to hate or think low of