Civil Disobedience Dbq

Disobedience to laws and governments that we the people see as wrong is a deep-seated part of our culture. It hearkens back to the Revolutionary war which the colonies used to create this great country from a previous government that the people saw as tyrannical. But this kind of disobedience, even being somewhat rare, can be seen in many cases throughout history. A step up from this is civil disobedience. Civil Disobedience can even be found as far back as Jefferson's time when he would advocate for "threat of revolution" and forms of changing the government that were placed in the constitution like "elections, amending process" and more (Rebellion, Revolution, and the Constitution). The same document even cites him as believing that unsuccessful

A violent revolution is very effective because it can attract attention which gives it more support, because people hear about it, and it forces the receiving end of the revolution to deal with it. The downside that comes from this form of disobedience is the harm that is resulted from it. That is why civil disobedience is so great. It, like the violent revolution, attracts attention and therefore more support. It also forces the receiving end of the disobedience to deal with it because the law is for the to deal with it. Civil disobedience can effectively attract support because of how crazy what is happening can seem, someone is making a statement and accepting the consequences willingly for their illegal

The Act peacefully and effectively saw the goals of the participants realized with legislation like the Civil Rights Act, and the Voting Rights Act, and court cased like Brown V. Board of Education. Like the revolutions that Jefferson would advocate for the Civil Rights movement was not a "successful revolution" because it did not abolish the government, but it did get the major changes that they were looking for. This is an example of civil disobedience because, like the author of "The Case Against Civil Disobedience" points out, by taking part in illegal activities like making "use of facilities reserved by local law for whites" a participant is taking part in civil disobedience (The Case Against Civil Disobedience). The Civil Right Movement brought this country out of the legislated discrimination and gave even more people a chance to get the benefits of a free country. All through the power of civil