When a child is scared, they look for someone to provide protection, and what would America be today if it’s children of a darker pigment did not have anyone to provide protection for them? Scurrying through the woods and stumbling into the path of freedom is exactly what our ancestors did. Little did they know that one day we would read about them, that one day Harriet Tubman would be someone to idolize. That America’s children would look towards them for protection. It is obvious that humanitarians have been around for as long as history can prove, but what kept them so hidden? Was it the fear of being lynched or beaten to death? Or was it about the caucasian man not being able to understand nor accept that African American’s wanted integration. In fact, when Rosa …show more content…
there was a solid agreement that the word integration would never be used. However, it’s the twenty-first century and America could not be a bigger melting pot. Civil disobedience is the combination of all your rights as an American, utilized in the smartest way possible. The way it was explained was, “..if, for example, you disagree with a government policy and want the government to change it, you would first speak to others. To let as many people know as possible about your concerns, you would broadcast your position through the press and invite others to assemble with you to discuss the problem with you…” as stated in civil disobedience and petitioning. Which basically says that you will use your freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of press. And in the same way, direct action was defined by