The Cause Of Civil Disobedience In The United States

As can be seen in recent protests against the inauguration of President Donald Trump, American citizens believe that public civil disobedience demonstrations can influence the way that others view an issue/government official. Peaceful resistance may positively impact our free society; however, if it becomes harmful to other people or their property this creates a negative and even dangerous impact on our communities. The people of the United States of America are able to peacefully protest anything that they believe is an infringement of their rights, and no one should be able to force them to stop protesting what they believe in. Some people may ridicule a person’s beliefs and concerns but they can do nothing to stop them from making these concerns a national issue. Harris G. Mirkin was a political science professor who wrote about Thomas Jefferson’s theory of civil disobedience; his work would impact the way that modern citizens think about civil disobedience. He wrote, “The founding fathers could not simply renounce the right of revolution, partly because they believed in it themselves, partly …show more content…
By practicing the right to free speech, she was able to (with the help of many other supporters) bring an injustice brought on by segregation into the public’s attention. By boycotting the bus company that practiced segregation, the movement was able to convince the Supreme Court to deem bus segregation unconstitutional (Prerana Korpe). Without hurting anyone or damaging property, Rosa Parks and her supporters were able to begin the revolution that changed the way societies in America unfairly treated African Americans. Their peaceful resistance positively impacted the way that most of our societies behave now towards African Americans and other