Peaceful Protests

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The question that we begin with is “If you wanted to protest an unfair law to help other people, what would you do?”. To me, this question has so many different answers depending on the person. When we attended the protest education assembly, my point was proven. We had a panel of two Black law enforcement officers, a youth pastor , and an angry black student that all had different stand points on how the situation should be handled. Now, back to the question,how would I handle it.
I believe that peaceful protesting is very important. I think that it is a beautiful thing for individuals that believe in something to unify in such a way. Life changing historical figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have had monumental movements with the

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