Protest In The Civil Rights Movement

To the American public, events like the March on Washington and Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat for a white man, mark an era of change. Neither of these events were violent. Neither of these events were remembered for physical assault or instigated negativity. The American public remembers the works of individuals who saw an issue greater than themselves. The American public remembers how Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks paved the road to Civil Rights. In modern America, people still fight for equality and defy the laws created by our government. In light of notoriously violent protests such as Anti-Trump rallies and Ferguson, America has also reverted back to peaceful methods of resistance.
Immediately following the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, men and women took to the streets of the United States in peaceful protest in the Women's March on Washington as well as marches across the country. However, the most formidable protest occurring within the first few weeks of Donald Trump's presidency occurred after the President issued an executive order banning immigration from seven countries with a majority-Muslim populous. Protesters gathered in airports across the country to protest the policies which would temporarily prohibit individuals entry into the United States from Iraq, Syria,

One would think it rational to obey the law, however, over the course of American history, law has been proven unjust and unconstitutional. Acts of Congress, whether in whole, or in part, have been declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. From Civil Rights cases of the 1800's to the recent legalization of same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court has determined laws established in the United States unlawful. It is not a tyrannical society that challenges law. It is a society which seeks justice for all