people listen to us. I mean how could you ignore thousands of people rioting and protesting in the streets? But do these people really acknowledge what we have to say‚ or do they just do what they feel is best for not the people‚ but themselves. Rosa Parks and her story is a famous example of what happens when you disagree with society and what is considered "Normal" She was punished thrown off that bus‚ and she acted alone. This inspired so many people to join her cause that if she did it that they
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growing more and more throughout the years to come. A married couple is like patriotism because they can’t decide on the right choice or also like each other about how they are. Martin Luther King Jr. had the courage to lead a movement against segregation he also had the courage to tell us what was wrong and what we did right. To me that is real patriotism because he was willing to fight for our country and love it equally among others. “If we love our country‚ we should also love our countrymen”
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For example‚ one very significant protest was the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ which lasted from December 5‚ 1955‚ to December 20‚ 1956. During this time‚ black people‚ and some white people‚ boycott the bus system in Montgomery‚ Alabama after Rosa Park’s arrest for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. They protesters marched and spoke about how black people and white people deserved equal rights. They peacefully protested for 381 days until buses were no longer segregated
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lines such as “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will join hands with little white boys and girls as brothers and sisters. In 1964‚ King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means. By the time of his death in 1968‚ he had refocused his efforts on ending poverty and opposing the Vietnam War‚ both from a religious perspective. King was assassinated
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January 1‚ 2013 Civil Disobedience and Antigone Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech focuses on the importance of freedom and brotherhood in a nation and is intended to rally Americans to demonstrate their anger at the injustices of segregation and racism through “creative protest.” While King’s passion and anger at the status quo is obvious in the text‚ he specifically states that they “must not allow [their] [protest] to degenerate into physical violence.” He is pushing for defiance
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tombs. Like Antigone‚ Dr. King had strong religious faith. In his writings “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” he uses civil disobedience as a way to make people understand the importance of desegregation in the south. His desire was to see an end to segregation in the southern state of Alabama in 1963. Dr. King organized many nonviolent protests
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission started in 1964 after the Civil Rights Act. One year after President Johnson he signed the civil right act into law the EEOC opened their doors. The EEOC protects the employment for everyone.They protect people with: Age Discrimination in Employment Act‚ the Equal Pay Act‚ the Americans with Disabilities Act‚ and the Genetic Nondiscrimination Information Act. The EEOC headquarters was established in Washington‚ D.C. It is the Federal Government’s
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Tyrell Bethel PSC 101 Weds 7:15-10 Letter from a Birmingham Jail Essay Questions 1. In “Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚” Martin Luther King Jr. invokes passages from “The Gettysburg Address‚” The Declaration of Independence‚ and the Bible. Why do you think he references these sources? How do these sources help make his letter more powerful? Dr. King Jr. wrote the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚” after an unfair offer was made by eight white clergymen
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Obedience Some of the darkest times in history have resulted from passive obedience‚ not from large acts of violence. Howard Zinn‚ a social activist‚ once stated “Historically‚ the most terrible things – war‚ genocide‚ and slavery – have resulted not from disobedience‚ but from obedience.” In many instances‚ leaders or dictators have taken over a specific group of people and caused them to obey their commands by frightening them with authority. Obedience appears as the main cause of war‚ genocide
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started researching on Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks‚ I realized who the true heroes really are! If you didn’t know‚ Nelson Mandela was one of the bravest‚ and the most courage’s man that would do anything to pay the price of racial segregation. And Rosa Parks is also one of the bravest and the most desperate women in the world. If Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks were not born. We wouldn’t have the freedom that we have today. Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks have many similarities and many differences
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