Civil disobedience is defined as the refusal to obey the law in a non violent way. Examples include protest, marches, strikes, sit ins and more. Civil disobedience has a history of influencing change within a society. However, the participation of civil disobediences may also obstruct peace. Especially when everyone within the society shares similar views. A historical passive acts of civil disobedience that triggered change was the Independence movement led by Mahatma Gandhi. One notorious act during the movement in India was the Salt March in 1930. It resulted in the imprisonment of 60,000 Indians including Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi,1). Another historical example was the civil rights movement, lead by Dr. Martin Luther King in the 1950’s until his assassination in 1968.
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King encouraged African Americans that a civil alternative could be used as a catalyst for change in society. Dr. King believed that non violence would bring social changes in the world (The King Philosophy,1). His word stimulated individuals like Rosa Parks to partake in acts of civil disobedience. Rosa Parks was arrested for civil disobedience in 1955 after refusing to give her seat to a white man. The bus boycott led by Dr. Martin Luther King resulted in the ban of segregation on all public buses(Rosa Parks,1). These civil disobedient movements sparked many changes in laws such as the creation of the Independence of India from Great Britain and the removal of racial barriers during and following the civil rights movement. There are also civil disobedient movements that the majority of society would not agree with such as the West Boro Baptist Church protest. They are a family based church infamous for their protest against gays, jews and other political and religious groups. West Boro Baptist church uses its rights to pickett at concerts, in front of businesses and funerals (Westboro Baptist
King encouraged African Americans that a civil alternative could be used as a catalyst for change in society. Dr. King believed that non violence would bring social changes in the world (The King Philosophy,1). His word stimulated individuals like Rosa Parks to partake in acts of civil disobedience. Rosa Parks was arrested for civil disobedience in 1955 after refusing to give her seat to a white man. The bus boycott led by Dr. Martin Luther King resulted in the ban of segregation on all public buses(Rosa Parks,1). These civil disobedient movements sparked many changes in laws such as the creation of the Independence of India from Great Britain and the removal of racial barriers during and following the civil rights movement. There are also civil disobedient movements that the majority of society would not agree with such as the West Boro Baptist Church protest. They are a family based church infamous for their protest against gays, jews and other political and religious groups. West Boro Baptist church uses its rights to pickett at concerts, in front of businesses and funerals (Westboro Baptist