Civil Disobedience Essay

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Nonviolence Civil Disobedience Why is civil disobedience justifiable? According to an article by Richard Mott, “Civil disobedience is the deliberate disobeying of a law to advance a moral principle or change government policy.” People have used civil disobedience in the United States for a long time. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used it as the leader of the Civil-Rights Movement during the 1950s to promote equal rights for “colored-people”. Mohandas Gandhi launched a campaign for independence in India with civil disobedience, and now students used it to protest budget cuts and tuition increases at the University of California. Nonviolence, civil disobedience, is justifiable because it obligates individuals to promote justice, equality, and solutions by them refusing to obey laws or/and policies that are unjust. Historically, civil disobedience has been used as one of the most outstanding examples in the 1950s to promote justice for “colored-people”. The Civil-Rights Movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. engaged acts of nonviolence to protest segregation and justice. Peaceful marches, boycotts, and sit-ins were performed by colored individuals that pursued equal rights in the United States. They wanted the same rights as a white person; the right to vote, the right to attend school, and the right to sit on the front seats of public buses. As a result of these acts to achieve justice, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested several times. Likewise, his followers were beaten up, arrested, and even killed. In a civil disobedience, violence from authorities should not be used because people have rights to peacefully protest for justice (Mott, Richard). Civil disobedience it is also used to promote equality between individuals. Mohandas Gandhi’s used it in campaigns to abolish segregation in South Africa, and later win independence in India. Gandhi was
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