"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. ... "One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws," nobel peace prize winner, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed. ... Citizens of good moral sense should vigorously oppose unjust government arrangements through peaceful resistance. ... An unreasonable law is not a law, in the full feeling of the word. ... Lawful positivism and the natural law theory of positive law are opponent perspectives about what is law and wha...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

King vowed that until the Negro members of society were granted the same rights as the white man he would continue to violate those laws which were morally unjust in an attempt to bring about justice stating that "It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. ... King implies that until the morally unjust laws cease to be thrust upon generations of Negros they cannot be satisfied, laws will not be granted authority until moral factors are considered for all races. ... Wallace also implied that without the authoritative power those laws would cease to be laws and the...

• Word Count: 2706
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Using this outline of love and non-violence, which is a modification and combination of Jesus and Gandhi's beliefs, King assembled a group to contest the laws in Birmingham, Alabama. ... "Eight local clergy published a letter referring to King and his fellow civil rights activists as outsiders, calling the protests unwise and untimely' and praising law enforcement, in particular, on the calm manner in which these demonstrations have been handled."" ... "A just law is a ...

• Word Count: 3098
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• Grade Level: High School

Shuttlesworth issued the "Birmingham Manifesto," which explained the black community's decision to act: "We act today in full concert with our Hebraic-Christian tradition, the laws of morality and the Constitution of our nation," Shuttlesworth proclaimed. ...

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Civil Rights Movement African Americans have overcome many struggles as well as obstacles in the early years which have still not been terminated. African Americans have fought for freedom from enslavement, the right to earn a living, have land and a job, have equal justice, good quality educat...

• Word Count: 2726
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: High School