Why Is Civil Disobedience Important To The Civil Rights Movement?

The issues evident in our public sphere need to be immediately addressed and the public needs to be educated so as to understand what people are protesting. Through blind following of partisan politics coupled with a lack of interest in education has created a divide in the nation that must be dealt with without moderation or patience such as alluded to in the Civil Rights Movement of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s era. We must continue to exercise our right of peaceful protest so as to make the general public and our representatives aware of the massive, and growing, discontent and distrust of the American government. The discontent of the American people concerning the presidency, minority and women's rights, and immigration need to be addressed
The issues evident in our society must be attacked with lawful action, and this will do nothing but have a positive impact on our society because they will be the first step towards mending the divide of our society. However just as King states in his marches that the consequences for action must be faced without unlawful retaliation so to does Thoreau argue that it is the responsibility of a free society to break unjust laws through civil disobedience. Civil Disobedience has only ever had a positive impact on our society and the global one. When women disobeyed social tendencies and gained rights immediate benefits were seen in the medical and technological fields. When African Americans were given freedom and equality new and improved living conditions were quickly found. However, the current protests have been unsuccessful because of corruption within that has turned the points of the protests from legitimate reasons to excuses for looting and