Peaceful Protests In America

The world contains a large population of human beings with various morals, views, and beliefs. Disagreements, protests and wars, are bound to occur with so many different types of people living together. Peter Ackerman and Jack DuVall describe examples of how these disagreements were solved through peaceful protests in “Resisting terror.” The first example is from 1943 in Berlin, Germany when wives protested for the Nazis to set their Jewish husbands free. The second example is from 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina when mothers protested the government after their children went missing, and the government did nothing to find the lost children. While these examples are from other countries, the United States also has examples of peaceful protests
In 1955, Rosa Park began a revolution in civil rights in America when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a black man. She began the Montgomery bus boycott that would last three-hundred and eighty-five days and involve thousands of citizens. On the sixth anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott, President Obama said (2015, p 1), “Rosa Parks held no elected office. She was not born into wealth or power. Yet…, Rosa Parks changed America.” She was able to start a peaceful revolution, resist terror, and begin to solve problems with a simple gesture that would to the freedom of thousands of citizens in America. Years later, American citizens would lead peaceful protests against genetically modified organisms and the company of Monsanto, which makes genetically modified organisms. While genetically engineered seeds can provide some benefits, such as being resistant from pesticides, there are also many dangers involved with the organisms. One concern is that the plants will contain a large amount of glyphosate when they are harvested which is then consumed by humans and animals. As the company Monsanto grows, genetically modified organisms are reaching countries all around the world, and people are worried about the effects the organisms will have on people. One of the groups working to stop Monsanto is the March against Monsanto. They advocate for people to buy organic foods and for genetically modified organisms to be labeled so consumers can make informed decisions. This year the annual march was held on May 21 in three-hundred and eighty-two cities in six different continents. As Monsanto expands, the peaceful protests have also expanded around the world (The Huffington Post, 2016). American citizens were able to achieve their goals by resisting terror through peaceful protests for