The Individual's Role In The Civil Rights Movement

Rosa Parks refused to give up her spot on the bus to a white male. This was a form of peaceful resentment that positively impacted the free society because it helped contribute to the Civil Rights movement and to integration. Martin Luther King Jr. also peacefully protested in the streets of Southern cities fighting for equal rights fro African Americans. This peaceful resistance positively

Civil disobedience comes in every package under the sun. Whether it be Henry David Thoreau refusing to pay his taxes to protest the Mexican-American War or Mohammed Ali refusing the draft because he believed that they were sending him to fight for rights in another country that he didn’t have in his own. The importance of civil disobedience, particularly in those with influence over the people, is often overshadowed by opposition leaders and naysayers on the other side of the argument. But civil disobedience has kept America moving forward for over 240 years and it won’t be stopping any time soon.

Civil rights were a big deal during 1954 to 1968. Some famos people included in the Civil Rights were Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, and Martin Luther King Jr. An individual Event or person can change society because if someone gave a speech (Martin Luther) about how something needs to stop and people treat others fairly, then people will see/hear this and tell other people and end the problem. In the article “The Many and the Few” by J. Patrick Lewis, he talks about how one woman changed history forever. Rosa Parks story began when she got on a bus and sat down but, little did she know i was the biggest mistake. A white gentleman asked her to mover and go to the back but, she rufused. The bus driver called the police on her and she was arrested for rufusing to give up her seat. She has been known for her courage to stand up for her rights and was given an award by Bill Clinton.

The people of this generation may not be aware of the things that assisted in shaping today’s society that we live in. There were movements, organizations and personal leaders whom paved the way of African Americans to live a life of equality in today’s world. Many people are confused or mislead on how, when and where the curing of segregation and unlawful treatment toward blacks started and ended. One of the largest epidemics in history that impacted the lives of blacks was the 1950 and 60’s Civil Rights Movement. Historically, many would say and have others to believe that Rosa Parks an African American woman from Montgomery, Alabama started the Civil Rights Movement When she was prosecuted for not getting up and moving to the back of the bus one afternoon. Although she did drive the Movement into exceptional highs, the real foundation of the movement started with the Brown vs. board of education of Topeka case. This case was the backbone for Africans American History in one piece. Even before that there was the Plessey V. Ferguson case in 1896 that basically stated that if you were to separate students and put them into different education programs rather black or white, you would be denying them of equal educational opportunities. Although there were minor issues socially and politically that the Civil Rights movement didn’t overcome, overall it was a success in the major improvement in the lives of blacks.

Civil disobedience allows citizens in the free society of the United States to express their opinions in a way that is sure to evoke governmental attention, while enlightening the public

In the 1950’s and 1960’s a momentous movement broke out in the United States in pursuit of making a change in our nation for the better. This movement, titled the Civil Rights Movement, spread like a wildfire throughout the nation and made it possible for African Americans to have rights equal to those of whites. While at the end, this movement was successful in desegregating everything and achieving equality in the laws that were passed, it was not successful in integrating all people and changing the actions of others so that African Americans were treated equal to the white’s. Civil Rights Activists Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, Rosa Parks, and many other inspirational black leaders played key roles in lighting the fire that was

Brilliantly put by what many deem to be America’s greatest president of all time, Abraham Lincoln, “Let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the charter of his own and his children’s liberty.” Civil disobedience is defined as the refusal to comply with certain laws as a form of political protest. Although many may argue that this is the sole way to keep the government in check and to make minorities heard, rational people will realize that it is not this disrespect of the law that proves the democracy of our nation.

Rosa Parks' refusal to relinquish her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus was a slap in the face to hard line Jim Crow Southerners who thought that blacks are inferior to whites; it also happened to be illegal, and Parks was swiftly and promptly arrested for breaking a Jim Crow law. Little did the police arresting her know that this arrest would lead to the downfall of the very law they felt they needed, and wanted, to enforce. Along with MLK's protests and marches, a Federal Court determined segregation on buses to be unconstitutional. That would not have happened had it not been for Parks' refusal to obey a law that was both ludicrous and morally wrong. Every human on this earth, regardless of skin color or ethnicity, is exactly that: human, and therefore they deserve

Throughout the African American civil rights movement opportunities were sought to spark a chance at improving conditions in the south. Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the Montgomery, Alabama bus was the fire to that spark. Rosa, standing up for herself something anyone person in today’s world would do, was arrested and put in jail. While Rosa was in jail she caught the eye of many people in the Civil Rights Movement, including the leaders. The Civil Rights leaders protested her arrest and hired lawyers to aid her in her trial. Although she was found guilty and was fined fourteen dollars for the cost of the court case, which lasted on thirty minutes, she wasn’t done yet. Rosa Parks has affected the society we live in today in

In social class we reviewed past history of protesting that people did to bring about change. African Americans where not in slavery, but still had to endure racial laws and segregation that divided them from whites. blacks had to sit at the back of the bus and couldn't use the same restrooms, resturances nor drink water from the same water fountain. this amazing woman named “rosa park”, was doing a peaceful stand to not give up her seat to a white man that later made history as being a peaceful protest that many African Americans people came to her defense with boycotts and protesting. according to the martian Luther kings article that while protesting for rosa parks

It is imperative to understand that the United States of America was born through acts of civil disobedience. And because American freedoms are constantly in danger of being encroached on, it is also important that citizens are aware of the worth that civil disobedience can possess. Civil disobedience is when a person or people refuse to obey a demand or restriction by the state that conflicts with higher law and conscience. The act requires that the disobedient one accept whatever may be the consequence of refusing, whether it be imprisonment, moral condemnation, fines, even perhaps death. It should be done when one’s spiritual searching and sense of rightness permit no other response. (Day 65: Disobedient Friends – Quakers and Civil Disobedience) There have been many instances of civil disobedience throughout American history which have had a powerful influence on the legal system and society as a whole.

America’s founding documents form the bedrock of the United States. Their truths are self-evident, but they are also revolutionary and innovative—they remain as important to affirming freedom, protecting liberty, and promoting equality as ever.

Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks were inspirational leaders that contributed greatly towards the civil rights movement. With racial discrimination surrounding King and Park, growing up as an African American made it hard and colored people were unfairly treated. Both King and Park knew the inequalities and sought education to aid themselves in their unfair life. Despite this, Park and King were brought up responsibly by their parents, King was an active civil rights activist, participating in the ‘Montgomery Bus Boycott’, ‘March on Washington’ and lead the ‘Selma to Montgomery march’. Rosa Parks was an influential figure contributing to the civil rights movement as she was the chosen ‘test case’ the NCAACP were looking for.

The American duty requires to use voices, symbols, strength, and intelligence to unite and prosper against an unjust authority. Recently, different organizations continue to express their wants and changes to the government through peaceful protests. Civil disobedience strives to develop in America, however improvement continues to happen. The advantageous duty conveys civil disobedience. With Henry David Thoreau’s pivoting piece about individualism and protesting, Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter towards equal rights and rebellion, the developing civil disobedience continues to fulfill the American society.

The civil rights movement began in the 1950’s when African-Americans basic rights were long denied to them (PBS.org, 2015). This inspired the African American culture and other discriminated groups to fight for their own rights. One of the first acts was when a woman name Rosa Parks did not want to give up her seat to a Caucasian man. She was wrongfully put in jail because of the incident. She was not the first person to do this, but because she was close friends with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. which was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement, she received a lot of publicity and media play. This incident shows that she was a victim of discrimination. She was belittled by people because she would not give up her seat which, in that time was the law. The laws in the past did not protect the minority but the majority which was the Caucasians. Later in the civil rights movement, people marched protested and did everything possible to get some result from the discrimination in America at that time. People were also killed, arrested, slandered, and abused because all they wanted was their rights not to be discriminated against. After all of fighting for civil rights, the laws finally changed and things were getting better. Although things were getting better, in the present time things has turned around for the