People have very different views on what constitutes freedom. There have been many people over the years who have fought for freedom and rights that have not been given to them. People like Martin Luther King Jr, Gandhi and Josephine Baker are just a few. They fought for equal rights no matter the color of someone's skin and for the ability do what they want when they want. They protested in a 100% non-violent way. All people should be given the same rights no matter the color of their skin or who governs them.
First, people should be protected from things that are unjust. In the "Letter From Birmingham Jail" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. expresses his views on things that are unjust. He writes, "A law is unjust if it is inflicted on a minority …show more content…
In the speech, "Speech at the March on Washington" Josephine Baker explains, " I could go into any restaurant wanted to, and I could drink water any place I wanted to, and I didn’t have to go to a colored toilet either, and I have to tell you it was nice, and I got used to it, and I liked it and I wasn’t afraid someone would shout at me..." (100). Josephine was scared out of the country when her childhood home was burned to the ground. She spent a long time in France and even became a very successful actress. Later in life she returned to America to become a civil rights activist. She fought to give all people no matter their skin color or race the same basic rights. Many others also felt that these rights where given to them by god, not the government and fought tirelessly to fix that. Some of these basic human rights are being able to eat, drink and even go to the bathroom anywhere, anytime they wanted …show more content…
Many people believe that non violent protests are the only way to protest and get anything they want out of it. People like Josephine Barker, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And Gandhi just to name a few. In a letter about non violent protests, Gandhi writes " before embarking on civil disobedience and taking the risk I have dreaded to take all of these years, I would fain approach you and find away out. My personal faiths are absolutely clear. I cannot intentionally hurt anything that lives, much less fellow human beings even though they may do the greatest wrong to me and mine" (352). However, the amount of people participating in a non violent is vastly more than the number resorting to violence to fix their problems. Many people believe that violent protests achieves nothing that the protester is trying to achieve. Because once a protest gets violent then, if there are police who don’t agree with the protest then they are looking for the smallest reason to arrest someone who is protesting violently. People like Gandhi use non violent protests to try and get the rights they believe they deserve. Non violent protests can have the same, if not better of an affect over protests that turn violent.
People have different views on what constitutes freedom. Many people through out history have fought for their freedom and what they believe constitutes it. People from all around the world have fought for
First, people should be protected from things that are unjust. In the "Letter From Birmingham Jail" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. expresses his views on things that are unjust. He writes, "A law is unjust if it is inflicted on a minority …show more content…
In the speech, "Speech at the March on Washington" Josephine Baker explains, " I could go into any restaurant wanted to, and I could drink water any place I wanted to, and I didn’t have to go to a colored toilet either, and I have to tell you it was nice, and I got used to it, and I liked it and I wasn’t afraid someone would shout at me..." (100). Josephine was scared out of the country when her childhood home was burned to the ground. She spent a long time in France and even became a very successful actress. Later in life she returned to America to become a civil rights activist. She fought to give all people no matter their skin color or race the same basic rights. Many others also felt that these rights where given to them by god, not the government and fought tirelessly to fix that. Some of these basic human rights are being able to eat, drink and even go to the bathroom anywhere, anytime they wanted …show more content…
Many people believe that non violent protests are the only way to protest and get anything they want out of it. People like Josephine Barker, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And Gandhi just to name a few. In a letter about non violent protests, Gandhi writes " before embarking on civil disobedience and taking the risk I have dreaded to take all of these years, I would fain approach you and find away out. My personal faiths are absolutely clear. I cannot intentionally hurt anything that lives, much less fellow human beings even though they may do the greatest wrong to me and mine" (352). However, the amount of people participating in a non violent is vastly more than the number resorting to violence to fix their problems. Many people believe that violent protests achieves nothing that the protester is trying to achieve. Because once a protest gets violent then, if there are police who don’t agree with the protest then they are looking for the smallest reason to arrest someone who is protesting violently. People like Gandhi use non violent protests to try and get the rights they believe they deserve. Non violent protests can have the same, if not better of an affect over protests that turn violent.
People have different views on what constitutes freedom. Many people through out history have fought for their freedom and what they believe constitutes it. People from all around the world have fought for