King addressed his well-known speech 'I have a dream' here.This essays aims to discuss the success of the Civil Rights Movement by playing special emphasis on the structural changes of the American society as well as the organizational strength of the movement. ... Severe and unjust laws were created to instil segregation especially within the South. ... Furthermore within the 1950s, equal opportunity was not provided. ... King mobilised the African-American community within the movement. ... The NAACP was an important organization during the movement as they nationally and locall...

• Word Count: 1999
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so," founding father Thomas Jefferson expressed. "Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness,"preeminent leader Gandhi voiced. "One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws," nobel peace prize winner, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed. Civil disobedience can be defined as as the refusal to comply with certain laws as a peacefu...

• Word Count: 3194
• Approx Pages: 13
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate