Fighting Against Injustice: Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks

Nisma Choudhury Brennan Period 5 13 March 2024 Stance On Fighting Against Injustice Civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1913–2005) once said, “It is better to protest than to accept injustice.” Rosa Parks fought for equal rights in the United States and is a recognizable figure in the civil rights movement. It is important to fight injustice because it prevents it from happening again, more attention should be brought to these issues, and if action is not taken against injustice, it can cause harm to many groups of people. Fighting injustice is necessary because it prevents these injustices from happening again. If no action is taken against injustice on the assumption that it will go away on its own, there is a high chance that it will reoccur. By taking action
Even if it does eventually stop, the people who are hurting the victim will assume that it is okay to continue and it will reoccur in a passive way and they may begin to hurt other people. In short, it is important to stand up against prejudice and unfairness to make sure these issues are taken care of and won't reoccur. In tangent to the previous reason, it is important to fight against injustices because if there is a problem, then it should be known about. This is because if more people are aware of this problem and care about this issue, it is more likely that it will be a higher priority. Power in numbers, if you are solely arguing against something and no one else is bringing up that issue, it can often be overlooked. Remembering the scenario of someone close to you being bullied, if no attention is brought to this issue or no one notices them being hurt this way, it may not be addressed or fixed. Addressing the issue is the first step in fixing it. Bringing attention to these issues can be really helpful in fixing these