A great example of civil disobedience is the civil rights was the fact of that people had peacefully protested in the segregation in the South. This was in the 1960's when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had his marches and african americans joined and listened to his speeches. This form of civil disobedience was more effective than others because they did not need to use violence but they used peace as their weapon and this would not have bloodshed on blacks. The civil rights movement was effective because segregation affected many peoples' lives which made them want to contribute to the movement. The civil rights movement also was effective because their boycotts and sit-in's started to gain more and more national attention as they got bigger, more and more people began to notice what blacks had to go through.

     The civil rights movement made more of an impact on african american peoples lives, because it helped and that lead to blacks contributing into the civil rights movement. Some of the whites in America also didn't like the idea of segregation. In an excerpt from the novel "Coming of Age in Mississippi", "A middle-aged white woman who had not yet been served rose from her seat and came over to us. I'd like to stay here with you,"she said(Moody, pg.209). This excerpt shows that more than just African Americans wanted to help the civil rights movement but Some whites had sympathy for the African Americans in which is why they wanted to help. Even though most of the African Americans were being heckled for supporting the civil rights movement they still kept their composure and did not turn to violence as the answer. That is why the civil rights movement was effective. Moody says, "A couple of the boys took one end of the rope and made it into a hangman's noose. Several attempts were made to put it around our necks...... We kept our eyes straight forward and did not look at the crowd except for occasional glances to see what was going on."(Moody, pg.209).

     The Civil Rights movement is a very different type of thing. this was different from tree sitting.they had some similarities because they both would protest from certain things that they had felt would have been right. This made much of a difference then tree sitting.

     An act of civil disobedience like the Civil Rights movement would not work in today's world. In today's world there would be a lot less support. Most people would not want to march because they don't feel like walking long distances or they might complain that its too hot to march. Also the police would be way more harsh. In the 1960's during the Civil Rights movement the police would use powerful fire truck hoses to control the many people protesting. If the same thing was to happen now the police would use much more powerful weapons like guns and rubber bullets. The use of those weapons by the police would make even more people not want to participate in the movement. The sit-in's also wouldn't work in today's world because the police would probably just forcefully move the people out of the store or restaurant. That is why marches and sit-in's would not work today.