Protesting has come a long way ever since corruption started.
It could be a person, a group of
people, or even the government of the country that is corrupted. And there is always someone or a
group of people that care enough to bring change, but they sometimes don’t know how to act on the
issue. Violence is both an effective and an ineffective technique for bringing both political and social
change for both sides. Two very important examples of protesting were the Martin Luther King Junior
protest and the Women Suffrage Protest.
First off, the Martin Luther King Junior Protest was one of the most influential protests in black
history. This protest proved that violence can sometimes result in more violence from the other side.
Before the late 1960s, the United States was dominated by white people, also known as people with
complete American background. The reason for this dominance was racism towards African and African
American people, only because their skin color was darker. Black people were restricted in many ways
that they had their own designated bathrooms, bus seats, neighborhoods, and schools. Martin Luther
King Junior was a civil rights activist who believed that everyone is equal, and segregation and
discrimination should be abolished because it does not abide by the US Constitution. The protesting that
him and is fellow people did were not violent, simply because Martin Luther King believed that if they
resorted to violence, they would simply be discriminated more, and if they silently protested and didn’t
cause any damage to anyone, they would be able to spread the word to everyone watching. Most
people did end up getting arrested by local law enforcement, but Martin Luther King said that they
shouldn’t resist, because that way, the police also understand the passion of their movement.
Secondly, the Women Suffrage Protest was also a protest that was not violent. This protest
specifically proved that it wasn’t the women who were violent, but it was the men. Before the early
1910s, America’s political system was male dominated, because men would see women as just objects,
and as maids, and that they should just stay home while the men do all the real work in the outside
world. Women at home did not like being stuck in one spot for the rest of their life. They wanted to
work, participate in government, and help other women who are scared to speak out. In 1913 they
started protesting on the streets and they didn’t do any violent acts on anyone. The only violent acts
were what men did while they saw this protesting. This protest is like the Martin Luther King Junior
protest, as it does not include violence form the protestors. In this situation, the women should have
resorted to some violence, because their situation was worse than black people. They were kept like
prisoners at home and men would resort to violence against them. If they pushed harder and showed
that they could fight back, their situation would have been resolved faster.
In conclusion, protesting has come a long way ever since corruption started. It could be a
person, a group of people, or even the government of the country that is corrupted. And there is always
someone or a group of people that care enough to bring change, but they sometimes don’t know how to
act on the issue. Violence is both an effective and an ineffective technique for bringing both political and
social change for both sides. Two very important examples of protesting were the Martin Luther King
Junior protest and the Women Suffrage Protest. It always depends on the situation and the passion the
protesters have on the topic they are protesting. Its up to time to decide what events are going to
provoke violent and non-violent protesting.
