Innovators In The Civil Rights Movement Analysis

Even though globalization feels to some like it has been ongoing “for ages,” on the vast timescale of human civilization, it is a very modern development and there are still significant societal differences between nations. Because some nations offer conditions favorable to innovators, the most significant innovations and social changes have occurred within particular nations. The most successful innovators know both how to innovate for humans and to ignore their own human imperfections while doing so. Mahatma Gandhi and Rosa Parks’ successful social movements demonstrate that equality among innovators is a prerequisite to significant innovation and social change. Without Albert Einstein’s values of independent thought and collaboration, significant innovation and social change would be much rarer than it is today. The success and impact of Andrew Carnegie’s steel company demonstrates that American capitalism aids the production of significant innovations. As Rachel Carson’s environmental activism tried to …show more content…
Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and other famously successful activists all cite Gandhi as an influence on their own forms of activism. Rosa Parks famously attended the Highlander Research and Education Center where she learned Gandhi’s teachings including his ability to build diverse networks of activists. One prime example of collaboration amongst innovators in the Civil Rights Movement is the Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her seat. Park’s supporters had her released on bail, publicized the event, and organized a boycott with 50,000 protesters soon after her initial arrest. Without her network of activists, Parks would have sat in jail with no effect on the inequality experienced by black