Peaceful Resistance To Civil Rights

Peaceful resistance is defined as making a statement without any violent interactions. Violence just tells people what they already assume, that the resistance is not something worth fighting for. There is a view on violence that suggests it is used by people who are willing to hurt anybody for anything. The Law views violence with negativity and several repercussions. Peaceful resistance, however, do not contain any violence whatsoever. Therefore, the law is more inclined to listen and understand what your movement is about. History has more than taught us that peaceful resistance can accomplish a lot more that we thought and because of that it is always the first form of protest people use.
Often times students ask why we have learn history when it has already happened. We learn history so that we know which choices to avoid. History has built the foundation of this country and it will continue to strengthen it as time goes. However, if people do not learn from the mistakes of the past then we are bound to make the same mistakes as time goes on. There have been many movements in history that have used peaceful resistance to make a statement and through doing it peacefully, they have garnered the people’s approval and support.
One example of this would be the protests that took place during the Civil Rights Movement. During this time, African American fought for their right to equality and end …show more content…
I have heard of the saying violence is never the answer. Due to this, people believe that violence is what is contributing to the negativity of the resistance. People need to stand for something and because of this they look for something worth standing for. If you had to make a decision of fighting for something through violence that would only leave more people hurt or fighting for something through peaceful actions that would be in the minds of the people a little longer, which one would you