Civil Rights Protests

In the United States, the protest has always been an important tool of democracy, a way for the minority to let itself be heard. Take the Civil Rights movement. Today's race relations are better than they were fifty years ago because a relatively small group of people convinced enough of the country that racism was a disease that would kill everything that made America special.

Throughout the 1950s and the 1960s, civil rights activists started protesting for change. In the US and Australia there were many significant protests undertaken by different groups of brave individuals all to invoke change. Some of the most influential protests were the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the American and Australian Freedom Rides. These protests mainly used the tactic of non-violent protests however, they also used boycotts and demonstrations. These protests brought great change to the way that the African Americans were treated in the US and the Indigenous people in Australia, because it forced the public to acknowledge the hardships that they had to face from segregation.

I was apart of the NAACP and I made many speeches and I gave blacks hope that one day we will get along with whites. The Little Rock Nine made history, they were a group of nine African Americans that attended an all white school on Arkansa. They had protection from troops that helped keep them save from the angry whites. All of this lead to the March on Washington, this was a big rally that was about having freedom and jobs. There was more than 200,000 people their to support us, there were songs be performed such as civil rights songs that were for encouragement that we slao sang during the marches .This was very important to us so we could get our equality rights and make a difference. At the rally they were many speakers that gave important

Since the dawn of human civilization, there have been governments. As a species, we have always attempted to efficiently and systematically maintain order. However it is not uncommon for those same governments to turn on the people it protects, as evidenced by the countless tyrants and authoritarian regimes that plague our history. When studying the complex subject of a free or oppressive government, it is rather interesting to look at the stark contrasts between how both of these organizations handle protests against their rules or laws. The authoritarian regime holds absolute power, meaning that nearly any form of complaint against their actions will be met with disregard, or even punishment. However in a free society in which the government must answer to the people, protests are the language of the discontent, signifying to a representative government that change is needed.

This march was part of series of civil-rights protest in Alabama during 1965. During these times there were very racist people and racist policies. Registered black voters in the south was involved in the 54 mile march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery. When they reached Montgomery they were encountered by deadly violence from local authorities. The protesters were under protection of the national guard. They finally reached their goal. Martin luther king Jr., student nonviolent coordinating committee (SNCC) and the southern christian leadership conference (SCLC) all participated in the march. On March 21st US Army joined and federalized alabama national guardsmen escorted them across the Edmund pettus Bridge and down highway

There are many ways to protest and there are many outcomes of the protests. Marches, Sit-ins, and Boycotts are all very effective methods of protests. There are many reasons why these methods of protest are effective. These include the amount of people that are involved, the amount of attention they create, and by sending the companies broke. By using these protests, the effectiveness of them has shaped American history and the protests are still remembered today.

Introduction: This paper is about the blacks wanting equal rights like the whites have.Then everything gets out of hand.The fire truck hoses get used on people,the k-9 dogs go attack the people, people go to jail. King goes to jail and writes a report and gets out of jail. Finally, Birmingham takes down the “blacks only” and “whites only” signs from the bathroom and drinking fountains. Blacks now can use any bathroom and drinking fountain they want.

Protesting has existed for decades as an option to get your voice heard. The problem is it cannot always be justify because of the occasional

The Civil Rights Movement after World War II in the 1940’s experienced the beginning of use of what civil right activists saw as a more effective course of action. It seemed that despite having won their rights after the Civil War, African Americans still were being oppressed. The idea of civil disobedience stems from the root of the idea that people can fairly choose to disobey a specific law of the country if they find them unfit, in a non-violent way, in hopes of having the law adjusted as needed or removed. Civil disobedience became a very popular way to show the injustices that African Americans faced every day, and refusal to accept it going on any further. In activists eyes, this was completely within reason; they were being denied their rights as humans, and something had be done immediately as the law was in the way

Some may disregard the protests to be pointless and worthless, but this type of activism initially created the country over two hundred years ago and continues to be a core idea that Americans should value. Past demonstrations such as the March on Washington or protests for women’s suffrage show success both socially as they spread awareness but politically as well. Making that distinction is essential in order to show people the importance of why protests should be respected. If protests currently make a social change, it is difficult to see at the moment until people reflect on the era in history. On the other hand, political change represents the thoughts of the people in a more substantial manner that causes others to consider the issue

Many people wonder what makes protest effective? People protest all over the United States for many different reasons and issues. Protest all over the United States is changing and it has for sure changed since the 1950’s to present day, during the Vietnam War people used protesting to voice their opinion about the lies and tragedy of the war. There are many different ways protesting could be effective like to prove a point, change a law, share their views, make a change, to be united and just overall make society better for all United States citizens.

Getting people to listen, to follow, to make a change, is one of the cornerstones of every history book you can find. Not only is this a part of American history, but as we have learned the first four weeks of this class, it is global. Does a peaceful protest truly accomplish anything? Or is force required to open people’s eyes to the revolution that is beginning?

Do you ever see protests on the News Channel? How are the people usually acting? They aren't all happy and being sweet to one another. All you ever see is the violent protest where people are getting beaten or getting shot. Protesting has been around for centuries and is still occurring till this very day. Many protests happen around the world that one ever perceives of. There are many different types of protesting methods but, they only acknowledge if it is extensive. Some types of methods include nonviolent, violent, and boycotting etc. Violent protesting is the most successful type of protest.

Peaceful protesting has been a part of history ever since history itself began. Whether it be Gandhi protesting the British making salt from sea water or a wife protesting her husband if he said she looked fat in her new evening gown. The peaceful protests can range from turning a cold shoulder against a person responsible of a hurtful comment to a two hundred forty-one march against the oppression of a large government. Both ways the disputant and disputer are never the same. The question of whether this change is positive or negative is conditional to the matter at hand. Concerning laws and government structure, peaceful protests bring positive outcomes to a free society.

Although Protesting is usually defined as a childish, or disrespectful act a better definition would be to say it is a vital part to a democracy. A thin line is drawn between the two definitions. People will tend to say protesting is disrespectful because you are rebelling against those who “provide and protect you”. Others will say it is the wrongful act of being childish because you are fighting someone of an authority figure because you are not getting something you want. While people actually protest to receive something that them or those around them need. However these two definitions are inaccurate because protesting plays a vital part in a democracy. This is true because protesting has made America the amazing country it is today because of “rebellious” protesting. One prime example of this is the War of Independence more commonly known as the American Revolution. Another example of how protesting plays a crucial part in a democracy was the Boston Tea Party.