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    it is right"(Parks). Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a society because it makes people aware of the issue(s), educates society and makes a statement without harming others. Through peaceful resistance much more can be accomplished compared to using violent resistance or violent tactics. Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat in Montgomery, Alabama to a white gentleman is a prime example of how civil disobedience has accomplished so much through the years. When Rosa Parks refused…

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    get righteousness for all people. He is considered a hero because he stood up for himself and others by leading the civil rights movement, and others by leading the Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC), and by leading the bus boycott for Rosa Parks. Luther helped his dream come true by leading the civil rights movement. His "I have a dream" speech is what is most remembered when you think of the southern leadership conference. According to Vincent Harding Martin said "I have a…

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    free society. Let's take a moment to realize that civil disobedience is a way to protest without breaking the law. There are great civil rights activist, from the twentieth century, who have positively impacted our generation. For example, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, for a white male, on a Montgomery, Alabama,…

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    Heros in the past. some of the people in the past changed history that effected the future."For Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955, courage ment refusing to give up her seat on a public bus." (Source 1) She was standing up for her rites at the time on the bus. "When Rosa parksboarded that bus in 1955, she sat down in the first row of seats designated fo African Americans. Montomery law reserved the front ten rows of seats on the bus for white passengers. Sometimes the buses became very crowded…

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    Rosa and Ruby Do you know who Rosa Parks is? Or Do you know who Ruby Bridges is? Well this essay is going to be about both of these women. These women are in history they helped shape what we have now. No let's get to the similarities and differences. Rosa Sat down and told for was was right and she did not listen to the white men making her move she sat there and was fighting for her right. But they called the cops and she was taken to jail. She never stopped after she got out of jail there…

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    but his friend’s parents banned her kids from playing with him because he was black He is one of the main people that led the civil rights movement in the south. He gave great speeches across the country that moved many people. He was inspired by Rosa parks when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to the white person. he also helped star the boycott against the buses that were segregated. Until one day the supreme court banned segregated busses in the whole country saying that it was…

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    matter their skin color. In 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. This stimulated the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This boycott began when E. D. Nixon heard of Parks arrest, and he began posting signs instigating a shunning of Montgomery busses. African Americans were asked to stay off of busses the day of Parks trial, December 5, 1955. While Parks was charged with violating a city ordinance, the boycott was extremely successful (Rosa Parks Biography, n/a). These…

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    “I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”. This statement is credited to Voltaire, a French writer in the mid 1700s. Freedom of speech is a divine right, a human right, Without freedom of speech, opinions, positive and negative, will be suppressed, which will allot more power to people in positions of power. Freedom of speech is a natural right, it is protected by the First Amendment and it can not be taken away. Many people “agree’ with freedom…

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    MLK Changes the World MLK went down in history as one of the only revolutionary to have ever changed the world from past, to present, to future. Martin Luther King started as a baptist when he was 19. King then used his faith in god and helped out with creating equal rights for every person no matter their skin tone. King is one of the most influential American revolutionaries due to his involvement in the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King changed America for the better when he helped…

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    some major reports that the media covered during the civil right movement. The first major report that media cover was in december 1, 1955, it was on the mass boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. This happened when James F. Blake, the bus driver order Rosa Park to moved out her seat, but she refused and because of that event for a year and one month, black refused to ride the bus, and because of that actions, it incite violent in their church and community. In November 1956,…

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