The historic figure I choose is Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela has one of those personalities who has changed the course of history through their courage, dedication, and bravery. South Africa, a country mainly inhabited by its natives was being ruled by a tiny minority of Caucasians. If there was a rule of law or a rule that ensures the human rights of all people without any discrimination on the basis of race, it would have not been acceptable. But Africa's government was the worst example of racialism and violation of the human rights.
Absolutely nothing was changed directly after the Salt March but it proved that the key to Independence was to be peaceful with the use of non-violence. The British were quite annoyed when they arrested Indians and they still refused to be violent in return. During this time, it was illegal to manufacture salt absolutely anywhere so Indians used civil disobedience to boycott. This resulted in all of the arrests done by the British. When Gandhi had his peaceful civil disobedience campaigns, it easily led to the British retaliating in acts such as the Jallianwala Bagh
But The Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee saw no reason not to continue on because the men had cleared the way and therefore they believed they should be able to move through without problems. I believe that Martin Luther King wanted to maintain his practices of non-violence so he abided with his agreement with the federal mediators in order to not endanger anyone. SNCC was a part of “Bloody Sunday” and first handily witnessed the anger and brutality of the men who attacked the demonstrators causing them to be filled with hatred.
Martin Luther King, one of the most well known civil rights leaders in America, believed that some laws during his lifetime were unjust in nature and were acceptable to ignore based on ones conscience. Henry David Thoreau also believed that unjust laws were to be resisted or ignored. While Thoreau was the first American to define and use civil disobedience as a means of protest, King expanded upon it in his letter from Birmingham jail, implementing nonviolence and practical application into the traditional American protest. Henry David Thoreau believed that, “That government is best, which governs least.” Also, while Thoreau had wished for no government, he acknowledged the fact that it was logically impossible and that the government only exists because the people allow it to exist; Thoreau states, “The government does not keep the country free. It does not settle the west.
Malcolm was not a violent person he just did not like people to take advantage of him or his people. He said “I ‘am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man’s problems just to avoid violence” ” (Malcolm X). Malcolm philosophy was successful, but not as successful as King. The reason that African Americans have equal opportunity today is because of King’s methods. At the end both King and Malcolm were assassinated for a cause they both fought
Barton didn’t jettison her until she spoke her last words with her brother. Barton also hoped that Marilyn’s brother might have solution to this problem. However, the laws of Nature are unbreakable and bend for no man. Barton’s only choice was to throw her off the ship, and he reluctantly did so. His heroic efforts to save Marilyn proved to be a waste.
Visualizing an infallible government, free of harm, fault, and malfunction Thoreau was a true transcendentalist. Vindicating nonviolent actions, civil disobedience is bluntly defined as “refusal to obey civil laws in an effort to induce change in governmental policy or legislation”. Martyrs like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. also believed and preached their own theories on civil disobedience. Having distinct motives for advocating civil disobedience, Mahatma Gandhi wanted to stop the South African government
This is because during his Nuremburg trial he accepted his guilt and responsibility for his actions. However, it is thought that Speer knew nothing of the Holocaust and so could have not done anything about it. He was a minister which most countries have during times of war and so did not commit many evil actions, even if the results of his decisions caused many deaths in the war.
And my favorite targets were the bible and God. But there was a legal limit to how much time one could be kept in solitary. Eventually, the men in the cellblock had a name for me: “satin.” Because of my anti religious attitude.”(Malcolm X, 156) Throughout his hustling days Malcolm completely rejected religion. And as a result rebelled from society and began to reject the so called “assimilating negroes.” I would argue that having a religion gives people moral standards to live buy some of those moral standards include no cheating, no lying, and no stealing. Malcolm made his living lying, cheating, and steeling.
He also argued that civil disobedience is not only to deal with an unjust law but that everyone has a moral obligation to disobey unjust laws. Which is totally true. Human rights should always be considered throughout the whole world. Even until the end of his life Dr. King remained opposed to violent protest claiming that they are absolutely ineffective and do nothing to change what needs to be changed. Even though there are consequences in taking part of non-violent protest in the midst of