The Pros And Cons Of Rebellion In The Civil Rights Movement

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Rebellion is usually seen as a negative connotation, yet there are instances that one must rebel against society to receive human rights. Not everyone in the world has equality or basic human rights. People, specifically black people, that have been mistreated and dehumanized for countless centuries. They must rebel in order to have human rights that everyone must have. It is not okay when you are put down and mistreated because of things like your race, your sexuality, your identity. There has been a repetition of generations and generations and they have had enough, then that 's been when you rebel against society and to the people (white supremacy) that are holding you back. There is a huge line where you should rebel against society or …show more content…
During this time black people were risking their lives every day, scared to go anywhere alone because they might be killed by a white man. This is why they had to rebel because there were unjust laws and they were segregated from everyone else. Sometimes you have no choice but to rebel against society and against the people that are making you feel unwanted and feel like an outcast. “Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever” (King, 616). Furthermore, people cannot stand around when a certain group of people are outcasts and are treated as if they are not humans. There is a certain extent that one take when they are constantly put down, sooner or later people will rebel like the Civil Rights Movement. He rebelled against society and fought for human rights, rights for black people that were mistreated for centuries. “...white power structure left the Negro community with no alternative” (King, 609). Moreover, black people are oppressed by white people and now they must fight back and to have rights, to be …show more content…
Still, outcasts are the new normal, no matter if how big or small one’s issue is people will rebel and show where you are wrong. There is one problem with that, it is that there needs to be a reason to rebel, needs to be a history of despair and injustice. Rebels are not evil, yes they might have pain and anger, but for justice and hopefulness. Rebellion becomes a necessity to move forward in society and to fight for one’s rights and for one’s acknowledgement. Society makes rebellion seen as a negative act, that you as a citizen should not disobey rules but to bind to them. There is a line to where you should obey the law, but there are times that you have to rebel and go against the

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