Civil disobedience and peaceful protests were paramount in order to help move the Civil Rights Movement forward. <u>Some types of civil disobedience were: </u>
<u>Sabotage of trade and business activity.</u>
<u>Labour resistance.</u>
<u>Breaking unfair laws.</u>
<u>Mass trespass and land rights protests.</u>
<u>Unnoficcial marches, blockades and occupations. </u>
<u>Debt refusal. </u>
<u>Deliberate debt creation and redistribution (Robin Hood).</u>
<u>Rent strikes. </u>
<u>Tax resistance. </u>
<u>Runs on the banking system.</u>
In my opinion, the most effective measure above is the 5th because such measure is the most likely to achieve social change. For instance, during the time when Martin Luther King led the Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968), America witnessed the most genuine progress toward racial equality. MLK was a very pacific leader who was against the use of violence; he used the power of words, non-violent resistance, peaceful protests and grassrots organizing to fight for what he believed in.
The greatest priority of western railroad development as illustrated above was to open new markets.
Connecting the coasts made exportation easier to the Eastern markets. The development of the railroad also brought about new economic opportunities and new territories were also easily accessible.
An extermination camp was a place to send people to be killed. Most of this happened during Adolf Hitlers rule when he killed millions of Jews. These camps were a fast easy way to exterminate a group of people.
When our leaders threaten journalists, they are threatening the First Amendment, along with our most basic rights. “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press,” said Jefferson, “and that cannot be limited without being lost.
