Martin Luther King Jr. is often the first person many people think of when they hear civic leader. He engaged with the black communities of the south and with the government to forge a coalition between the two, and his efforts assisted in the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Many citizens fail to realize that Martin Luther King supported the use violent protests due to King’s whitewashing in American history textbooks (Sebastian). Dr. King argued that for people in a state of social death, rioting is the only way to make their voice heard within society (Sebastian). As an aside, social death is defined by the systematic norm of only referring to a group of people as subjects when they commit a crime. Through managing self, diagnosing the situation, intervening skillfully and energizing others citizens of Baltimore executed civic leadership in the riots which forced vital conversations about white privilege and police body cameras to take place.
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The gangs declared an immediate truce and all three major gangs agreed to have no members participate in the looting or burning of the buildings (Rios). This was fundamental to establishing stability within the city. They sought to ensure that the black economies within the city would not be harmed, much to the disbelief of major news corporations (Hyman, HBO). The riots were the only means for the black population to exercise its political voice, and because of their actions, the US was able to have several serious reforms (Miller, Brown). Although not every state has instituted body cameras for its police officers, compared to one year ago, America has made massive jumps forward thanks to the conversations stimulated by the energy of the
Before examining the civic leadership that took …show more content…
The gangs declared an immediate truce and all three major gangs agreed to have no members participate in the looting or burning of the buildings (Rios). This was fundamental to establishing stability within the city. They sought to ensure that the black economies within the city would not be harmed, much to the disbelief of major news corporations (Hyman, HBO). The riots were the only means for the black population to exercise its political voice, and because of their actions, the US was able to have several serious reforms (Miller, Brown). Although not every state has instituted body cameras for its police officers, compared to one year ago, America has made massive jumps forward thanks to the conversations stimulated by the energy of the