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The concept of civil disobediance became a cornerstone of the American civil rights movement in the 1960's, as African Americans openly but peacefully defied segregation laws.
The concept of civil disobediance became a cornerstone of the American civil rights movement in the 1960's, as African Americans openly but peacefully defied segregation laws.
===Ideas of Civil Disobedience===
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Thoreau emphasized non-conformity and rebelling against society. He wrote in Civil Disobedience that we cannot lie to ourselves. We must be whoever we are, regardless of ours flaws and personality. He said we shouldn't conform to society's standards, we are all individual.
The second message of Civil Disobedience is rebelling against the government. Thoreau admits there must be a standing government, and it does good. But he says if you don't agree with something, then rebel. You don't have to change the law yourself, just don't obey it. That's a revolution by itself. The pinnacle of Civil Disobedience is that if a law "requires you to be an agent of injustice, then I say, break the law."