Rosa Parks Civil Rights Activist

In a just society there is no need to break any social rules or regulations, but once the government and society becomes corrupted then change needs to occur. As individual people our voices are weak and insignificant, but once we stand together as one then chance has a much higher chance of occurring. Peaceful resistance positively impacts a free society because the exercised freedom of some individuals can infringe on the freedoms of others, making it the duty of the citizens to flag the issue through peaceful resistance. Rosa Parks was a brave woman, knowing the consequences she still waves in her pool known as society by refusing to get up from a seat. Something that might seem trivial to us now was hugely symbolic back then, making her an icon of her time. Alongside her in the struggle for racial equality was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an inspirational speaker who fought for equality of both races. Both of these people were the progenitors of social change, achieving them through civil disobedience. Rosa Parks was sitting in the …show more content…
was another icon during the Civil Rights era, his goal was equal treatment of African Americans with respect other races. He was part of many boycotts and marches, all for the goal of making the government recognize his dream. He was responsible for organizing the Montgomery boycott that lasted 382 days, during that time MLK and his partner E.D Nixon's homes were trashed, but they took legal action also. They took the issue to the Supreme Court and through their ruling of Brown v Board of Education's "Separate is never equal" the Montgomery bus segregation law was deemed unconstitutional. Through the SCLC he was constantly part of non-violent protests promoting equality. His most famous speech was his "I Have a Dream" his dream was one day colored and white people would love each other and stand together as brothers and sisters. All of this was achieved through civil