Some of course were not so peaceful, but as a majority it was the power of speech that lead this revolution. Sadly, today we do not have a leader like Martin Luther King Jr. to peacefully lead us to change unjust laws in society. Mr. King believed in peaceful protest and not violence, he believed that to get others to understand and support the people’s opinions you must use the power of speech. To create a peaceful protest there are steps as believed by Mr. King, as he stated "In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action." After doing this and proving a law is unjust to its society the people have a right to protest in a positive manner. As a student when I learn of these powerful people who stood up for what was right and did it in such a positive manner it makes me proud, these people pushed for what was right and did not harm others and that's how protests should be. Why should violence be involved? The answer is it
Some of course were not so peaceful, but as a majority it was the power of speech that lead this revolution. Sadly, today we do not have a leader like Martin Luther King Jr. to peacefully lead us to change unjust laws in society. Mr. King believed in peaceful protest and not violence, he believed that to get others to understand and support the people’s opinions you must use the power of speech. To create a peaceful protest there are steps as believed by Mr. King, as he stated "In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action." After doing this and proving a law is unjust to its society the people have a right to protest in a positive manner. As a student when I learn of these powerful people who stood up for what was right and did it in such a positive manner it makes me proud, these people pushed for what was right and did not harm others and that's how protests should be. Why should violence be involved? The answer is it