Cesar Chavez Civil Rights

Throughout our lives we have been taught that the law is virtuous. Is it right when someone is above the law only because they’re wealthy, white, or have a government position? I strongly believe that Wilde's claims are valid not only because it's been proven, but because we have experienced rebellion and desobedince throughout history.

For example, Rosa Parks was a woman in the mid 1900s she stood for civil rights and is know as “ the first lady of civil rights”. Since Rosa refused to give up her seat because the white section was full, she got arrested for disobeying the law. Rosa Parks was a secretary of the “NAACP”. She was an ordinary woman except her skin color was distinct. Thought---- people were convinced that when you had a different

skin color you deserved less rights. Not only did the people believe this, if not it was called the law. The law is suppose to be in charge of equality and justice and what happened to Rosa Parks was not. Parks being arrested was a song of racism and injustice: opposite of what “the law” is suppose to be. We indicate America is the home of the free, yes, but is was not always like this. We shouldn't be judged on color, money, or in our religious beliefs, we should be judged on our morals because at the end of the day morals are more important. Morals are more valuable than money because they make you learn a valuable lesson. If I would have been in Rosa Parks’ position, I would have done the same thing because what she did took a lot of courage and pride.
Another inspiring example is Cesar Chavez, an individual who stood up for civil rights.

Chavez was an American labor leader who with Dolores Huerta “co-founded the national farm workers association”. He fought for higher wages the people who worked in the fields but the richer people declined to pay migrant workers fair wages because they were Hispanic. Once again the problem was equality; back then equality and injustice was an omnipresent issue and no one wanted to stand up for what was right because they were too scared of the consequences. Migrant workers got furious because the white supremacist thought that working in the fields was an easy job. Even though they knew that while they were picking up grapes, pesticides were being thrown over them. Cesar Chavez was furious that they thought of them like they were inferior, he decided to go on a strike. He knew it was not going to be easy, but he wanted to fight for what was right, and he was not scared of the consequences. Chavez along with other people decided to repeat history and boycotted grapes just like when they boycotted tea back in the days, because they raised taxes on the tea. Not everyone thinks or believes in the same things, but both Rosa parks and Cesar Chavez believed in civil rights and they both decided to go and fight for what they believed was

right.