Martin Luther King, Jr. is correct in his statement. Ignorance and stupidity have led to the downfall of many societies. It is from scientific racism and social Darwinism that these ideas have risen, where people’s decisions and views were influenced by pseudo-scientific ideas of there being a superior and inferior race. These false allegations were followed by suffering and oppression. It is this oppression that urged change within society. Change was initiated by many passive protests. In America, Australia and South Africa we see a link of unity, people fighting against this ignorance and stupidity that MLK speaks about in his statement. These fights for freedom and equality have enabled us to live in a society, although far from perfect,
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This is when protesting became a popular method of encouraging change in America. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was staged after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man. This ignited a boycott for the city bus system by the Africa Americans. Due to the Montgomery lack community’s unity and poise the Supreme Court ruled in their favor in 1956. This showed great potential for mass protest supporting the civil rights movement. The leader of this boycott was non-other than the man mentioned before, Martin Luther King Jr. He was a very prominent freedom fighter and leader in the civil rights movement. MLKs philosophy was that of non-violence, civil disobedience and passive resistance in response to prejudiced laws. Someone that inspired MLK, as a leader was the great Mahatma Gandhi. These are his own words: “If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. He lived, thought, acted and inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of peace and …show more content…
The aborigines used passive and non-violent protests when they fought for freedom. They were inspired by the civil rights movement in America and the civil disobedience and passive anti-apartheid resistance in South Africa, and used these ideals to start their own form of resistance (Black armband resistance). Due to the pseudo-scientific beliefs that led to social Darwinism and the practicing of eugenics, Aborigines were badly mistreated, they were seen as sub-human, and oppressed. It was the ignorance and stupidity of the white settlers that guided 150 years of oppression, the misled belief in the validity of
This is when protesting became a popular method of encouraging change in America. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was staged after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man. This ignited a boycott for the city bus system by the Africa Americans. Due to the Montgomery lack community’s unity and poise the Supreme Court ruled in their favor in 1956. This showed great potential for mass protest supporting the civil rights movement. The leader of this boycott was non-other than the man mentioned before, Martin Luther King Jr. He was a very prominent freedom fighter and leader in the civil rights movement. MLKs philosophy was that of non-violence, civil disobedience and passive resistance in response to prejudiced laws. Someone that inspired MLK, as a leader was the great Mahatma Gandhi. These are his own words: “If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. He lived, thought, acted and inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of peace and …show more content…
The aborigines used passive and non-violent protests when they fought for freedom. They were inspired by the civil rights movement in America and the civil disobedience and passive anti-apartheid resistance in South Africa, and used these ideals to start their own form of resistance (Black armband resistance). Due to the pseudo-scientific beliefs that led to social Darwinism and the practicing of eugenics, Aborigines were badly mistreated, they were seen as sub-human, and oppressed. It was the ignorance and stupidity of the white settlers that guided 150 years of oppression, the misled belief in the validity of