Rosa Parks And Civil Disobedience Summary

Peaceful resistance to laws positively impact a free society. In the article, "Rosa Parks and Civil Disobedience" by Prerana Korpe, Krope discusses the effects of Rosa Parks' actions. Rosa Parks believed that, "You must never be fearful for what you are doing when it is right". If there were to be an unjust law, then the best way to approach the situation would be for a peaceful resistance. It would not only bring needed attention the the issue, but would also broadcast a civil and calm movement. There are several moments in history where people would live in a society that enforced cruel and discriminating laws. It took the simple action of one person standing up for his or her beliefs to create a momentous chain reaction. The most influential …show more content…
It received a countless amount of attention on the way that women should be treated. Movements that are made to be nonviolent are the ones that create the bigger impact. They show the true meaning of the whole protest, and most importantly educate those who were not aware or certain of the situation as well. There have been many times where the laws were changed for the better. This could have only been possible without the act of protests. Nothing will change if there were to be no type of action to change it. It could not be possible for change to be easy. In fact, change could cause several problems, but to come back to Rosa Parks, change is not a negative thing if it is the right way to go. Peaceful resistance should be the only way to go if there were to come a time when a law should be adjusted. This type of resistance shows maturity, and truly shows the main reason for having the resistance in the first place. Many protests have ended in violent and reckless actions. Those actions would later become much more significant than the cause that was being fought for. Which comes back to the reason that peaceful resistances have been more effective and powerful than most types of