Examples Of Disobedience

As stated by Oscar Wilde, A man's greatest virtue is disobedience. He declares that through disobedience, progress can commence. Throughout history, there are many examples of uprisings that have positive and effective methods of changing society’s opinions. As a whole, society can not continue to grow without the defiance of its people. Disobedience and rebellions are successfully used to achieve social progress. America has been built and grounded by disobedience. One early example of American disobedience is the first factory strike. During the industrial revolution, women who worked at the factories became irate after their wages were reduced and their working hours were extended. Those women united together to challenge management directly
Rebellions often break the law. Breaking laws can lead to further arguments and debates that can spiral on and on forever. It might also endanger the people involved. However, A society can become more united through civil disobedience. Another example from American history, is the long and hard fight for civil rights. Starting with the Montgomery Bus Strike all the way to the March on Washington. Before the start of the strike, Rosa Parks refused to move from her seat, so the black people in Montgomery agreed to refrain from riding the busses until their desire for equal sitting rights was granted. As a whole, they used their strength together to change one law. But, that was only the beginning. Thousands of Americans joined in to march in the nation's capital. A peaceful yet powerful protest to obtain more equal opportunities and rights. Despite their race, everyone joined in to hear Martin Luther King Jr. present his famous “I have a dream” speech. This made an impact on everyone. Not only because at how powerful Martin Luther King Jr”s words were, but because the president took notice. President Kennedy honored the protesters on their cooperativeness. He commemorated everyone who stood together as one to speak up for fights for African Americans. They united together for one cause, which contradicted with the social norms of that
Now, Public segregation is illegal. Black Americans had to take mighty steps that may have seemed small at the time, but they have had a significant impact on society. Those efforts were just the beginning of the fight for desegregation. Because of their hard work, today we live in a remotely equal community. Without the disobedience of African americans, life in America would have continued to be segregated and divided. Similarly, progress can be strengthened and achieved quicker with the use of disobedience.The most recent illustration of civil disobedience is the “Black Lives Matter movement”. Although the civil rights movement primarily desegregated America, it did not completely eliminate discrimination. Many black citizens have come together to protest against violence inflicted on black communities. These Americans are trying to raise the awareness of the racism that is still occurring in our country