To What Extent Does Peaceful Resistance To Laws Positively Or Negatively Impact A Free Society

We must first discuss why we should obey laws to begin with. Singer gives two arguments in favor of obeying laws. He explains that first; people do not voluntarily refrain from hurting others so we need laws to deal with these matters. Secondly, we must have some kind of machinery to deal with the lawbreakers (Singer 296). Singer also reminds us that these two arguments for obeying law are neither universally applicable nor conclusive (Singer 297). Civil disobedience itself can be viewed the same way. It must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. There are rules as to what civil disobedience is, but there is no clear-cut universal answer in deciding to be civilly disobedient (Singer 297). Civil disobedience is about purposefully disobeying a law or rule to make a point, to try and change laws and rules in a specific situation, and is disobedience that is executed in a non-violent manner.

At this time, other local activists have been looking for an occasion to start a boycott of the Montgomery buses, where segregation was especially hurting black people. Most of the teachers of Montgomery, called for a one-day protest against the bus line, asking the blacks to stay at home or find another way to get to work or school. This strike hurted the bus system. The success of that one-day protest persuaded Montgomery civil rights leaders to organize a larger scale boycott of the buses.

As a few white passengers boarded the bus and the white sections were already full so the driver shouted back at four black people including Rosa Parks “Move y'all, I want those two seats”. As this demand was made by the driver 3 of the bus riders obeyed to what was shouted back, however Rosa Parks remained in her seat and was determined not to move. She was arrested following the bus drivers order and fined ten dollars. This, however small incited a great wave of bus boycotts which in Montgomery black people chose not to ride the bus for a period of 381 days. This still to date is known as the moment in which the civil rights movement started to gain headway. It was the will of one woman who decided it was time for black people to take a stand and from this point on Martin Luther King was assigned to take this boycott on. Although he was assigned to take this on people also felt as he was young, fresh and people had not formulated enough of an opinion of him, there was little room for him to be hated yet so he posed as the right figure to lead this. After the many days of boycotting the case of this transport issue in Alabama went to the Supreme Court. Here it was decided that segregation was declared as unconstitutional so segregation by law was no

Basically, African Americans in Montgomery didn’t take the bus, so it would break the system because there weren’t many cars at the time. This lasted 382 days starting on December 1, 1955, to December 20, 1956, and gained a total of about 50,000 participants. Surprisingly, what lead to this was one African-American, Rosa Parks, who refused to move out of her seat for a white, and as a result, was arrested. The Montgomery bus boycott payed off because in November of 1956, the U.S. supreme court declared the racial bus segregation laws in Alabama unconstitutional, therefore, anyone could sit on the bus wherever they

Because of the outcome of the Brown case a lot of African Americans took matter into their own hands and wanted to end forms of racial segregation. December 1st, 1955 Rosa Parks, a black seamstress and a NAACP activist denied giving up her seat to a white man. This caused mayhem and sparked a bus boycott due to the fact that Rosa Parks got arrested for not wanting to get up. This was a tactic that the civil rights movement leaders used to stop racial discrimination between blacks and whites in the United States. After more than a year of conflict, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the complete desegregation of Montgomery buses. (Hewitt and Lawson

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and other african american leaders encouraged everyone in the community to boycott all the buses until they can ride with dignity. Dr. King expressed the importance

Because of the master/slave relationship, African Americans were seen as an inferior race. They had to put up with racism and segregation, among other things. In order to be treated as equal citizens of this country, they had to fight for their civil rights. From 1955 through 1968, African Americans faced an up hill battle. It all really started on May 17, 1954 with the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that it was harmful to colored children to be segregated from white children in school. Plessy v. Ferguson “separate but equal” was deemed unconstitutional. The court said that by separating the races, it signifies that the Negro group was inferior. Then Rosa Parks refusal in giving up her seat on a Montgomery, AL bus in 1955, which led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. With the help of Dr. Martin Luther King, the 382-day boycott succeeded in a

Many African Americans decided enough was enough and decided to boycott and protest all establishments that still segregated them in the south. One of the most influential examples of this was the Montgomery Bus Boycotts that was led by Rosa Parks. This all started when a women names Rosa Parks decided not to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger. Although she was immediately arrested for this action man y African Americans took this as call to action. She and many other African American began to boycott all buses as long as they would treat their African American passenger unequally.

They were not allowed to be in the front at all. The bus drivers would make them all move to the back. This was also the law at the time. Any black in the font would be arrested an taken to jail. They boycott was when African Americans stopped taking the bus. This was hurtful to the transit because they were the majority of people who rode the bus. This cause them t hurt financially. The boycott started in 1955 and by 1956, where no ne the busses in alamba and Montgomery were no longer segregated. . King was treated unfairly at times. People would protest at his protest and sometimes be violent , but that did not stop kings fight. Many people believed in kings beliefs and followed him in his marches and protests. Many people were arrested along with king in this fight. The fight was not in vain. Segregation ended in 1967 a battle won for civil rights. .

The Montgomery Bus Boycotts had an influential purpose by boycotting the transportation system in order to create equality for those who were denied the right to sit where they pleased. Parks courageous act allowed others to speak up as well, resulting in protests against the busses. The compromise came about when thousands refused to use the public transportation, and companies began to lose money. The boycotting of busses resulted into many forms of protests for equality amongst schools, jobs and other activities that were made segregated. Eventually, on November 13th, 1956, segregation was ruled illegal on public transportation.

Peaceful resistance to laws not only positively impacts a free society, it is necessary for a free society. We could not truly be a free society if we the people could not protest laws and ordinances that we think are unjust. The reason for the Revolutionary War was unjust treatment of the citizens of Britain that lived in America. The British government was taxing the Americans without representation. It was their right as British citizens to be represented and to deny them that was to deny that they were citizens. Thus, Americans declared their independence from Britain and fought a long hard war in order to form a nation that would treat it's citizens fairly. The beginning words of the Constitution are: "We the people of the United States, in order to

Peaceful resistance to laws can negatively impact a free society. Throughout the last election there were a lot of protests that would take place. Some of them were peaceful and others weren't. With each protest they'd end up getting crazy because of the different views people had. It connects to the thesis because any little act of resistance to the law ends up affecting a whole community. There is never such thing as a positive law impact to a free society. Peaceful resistance to laws can negatively impact a free society. Throughout the last election there were a lot of protests that would take place. Some of them were peaceful and others weren't. With each protest they'd end up getting crazy because of the different views people had. It

eaceful resistance is essential to a balance in power between the common people and the nations leaders. Without peaceful resistance there is no collaboration between these two groups. In my personal experience there is not even any communication between the voter and our local mayor. I ask how they will keep in contact with me so that they will represent the general public as their job description entitles, but every time they have no answer for me. This is why we need people to stand up for what they believe in order to express how the general public actually feels or to disclose the rights that you are neglecting giving to a certain group of people. On this Martin Luther King Jr. day his march on Washington especially exemplifies how peaceful

I think peaceful resistance to laws positively impact a free society because of many multiple reasons and one reason being because of safety. Keeping our country safe is something we need to do a better job at. A lot of people in our country are feeling less safe and secure and no one should have to feel that way in the country or place they live in. Another reason I feel like peaceful resistance to laws positively impact a free society is because it would make our country way more peaceful overall. The fighting in the US has gotten way out of hand and I am hoping trump will be able to do something about that. I feel like if you are to start a fight over something there should be a big punishment. The US should be peaceful as it was once before.

The montgomery bus boycotts were a way of african americans to protest against Rosa Parks sentence to jail for not giving her seat up for a white man. This boycott damaged to revenue of the Montgomery bus corporation because roughly ⅔ of all people riding the busses were african american.In total the montgomery bus corporation lost approximately 65 percent of its average revenue. This boycott has proven effective because it opened people’s eyes to seeing that african americans played a major role in society. It also has shown that african americans were willing to give up the efficiency of riding the bus so that they could get place to place faster, for walking or