The people have used civil disobedience to get their government’s attention and hopefully to encourage change. Civil disobedience is an act of defiance of such laws by a wide number of citizens. People have used civil disobedience to move from Ghandi to Martin Luther King Jr. While the idea of civil disobedience has been around for decades, it has only recently been called civil disobedience. Protest, marches, boycotts and strikes by employees are forms of civil disobedience.
Civil disobedience was also used to bring about social change. The suffragettes, Rosa Parks and gay marriage marches had social implications. Civil disobedience can be used to alter laws, coverage to significant changes, however violence may overshadow it. Civil disobedience is a good way to reform laws because it is generally nonviolent, because it brings attention to unpopular policies and because it results in social change. Civil disobedience history For centuries the principle of civil disobedience has been in nature. Evolving and evolving in various parts of the world such as India from Socrates ‘time.
The recent riots in Baltimore were the result of the people’s (mostly black communities) view/opinion that Freddie Gray was unjustly treated in the back of the police van after he was arrested and being transported to the Police station. Whether rioting was or was not the best approach by the people of Baltimore to address … Read more
Movements around the globe have stemmed from peaceful beginnings, and in the United States alone, many prominent peaceful movements have brought about some of the most prominent reforms put forth by the government. Being that no real results can be expected from mere picketing and passive proclamations from a megaphone, these demonstrations often break the … Read more
Antigone: Civil Disobedience The short play, Antigone, was written in 441 B.C. by the Greek playwright Sophocles. It deals with some of the most basic problems that affect a society. One of them is Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience both a right and responsibility of a person to fight an unjust law. Government is given the … Read more