I believe that by using peaceful civil disobedience in protesting injustice in the world has a great impact on society. When an individual stands up for what is right such as the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it shows others that having dedication and strength in ones beliefs can change a law, a nation, and the beliefs of others. Dr. King's peaceful stance on civil rights in this nation and in the City of Birmingham made many non-believers stand up and take notice. He along with his followers were willing to suffer the consequences of civil disobedience for the good of all that had gone before them and would come after in the fight for civil rights. When Dr. King was thrown into the Birmingham Jail he was more than willing to suffer
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A movement that did not begin with Dr. King and civil disobedience but was continued by great men such as him that would not let fear of punishment from the dogs that were sent to attack or by the hoses that were used to hold them back. Dr. King and his followers gave many generations of people both black and white that struggling for what they know is right regardless of many around them that would seek to stop them persevering. Learning from great men and women such as Dr. King and Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights movement has given many generations of young people vision to fight peacefully and with great words and heart for what is not only what is right but what is just. May this generation and many generations to come learn that knowledge and the ability to speak and write will always set you free as opposed to fighting with fist, rocks, dogs and hoses and God help us, guns. It has become apparent from the violence that occurred during the Civil Rights movement with the Klan and Bull Conner that this will not change society and will not overcome wrongdoings. Sadly recent events around this country and around the world have shown that violence and ignorance will not and have not worked in changing the beliefs of others and stopping freedom from
A movement that did not begin with Dr. King and civil disobedience but was continued by great men such as him that would not let fear of punishment from the dogs that were sent to attack or by the hoses that were used to hold them back. Dr. King and his followers gave many generations of people both black and white that struggling for what they know is right regardless of many around them that would seek to stop them persevering. Learning from great men and women such as Dr. King and Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights movement has given many generations of young people vision to fight peacefully and with great words and heart for what is not only what is right but what is just. May this generation and many generations to come learn that knowledge and the ability to speak and write will always set you free as opposed to fighting with fist, rocks, dogs and hoses and God help us, guns. It has become apparent from the violence that occurred during the Civil Rights movement with the Klan and Bull Conner that this will not change society and will not overcome wrongdoings. Sadly recent events around this country and around the world have shown that violence and ignorance will not and have not worked in changing the beliefs of others and stopping freedom from