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Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience. Henry David Thoreau. Warm-Up. Think of groups who have been discriminated against throughout history. Why do some people obey laws without asking if the laws are just or unjust?

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Civil Disobedience

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  1. Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau

  2. Warm-Up • Think of groups who have been discriminated against throughout history. • Why do some people obey laws without asking if the laws are just or unjust? • What does the term “Civil Disobedience” mean to you? Can you think of any examples of civil disobedience?

  3. Civil Disobedience • Only unlawful non-violent protests are considered civil disobedience. • Violent actions are not civil disobedience, even when fighting against unjust or immoral laws • Public protests intended to serve broad public interest, not individual self interest

  4. Non-violent Movements • Indian Independence • Civil Rights • Anti-Vietnam War • Occupy Wall Street

  5. Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862 • Essayist, poet, Transcendentalist • Went to Harvard • Went to chapel in a green coat “because the rules required black” • Wrote Walden and “Civil Disobedience” • Refused to pay his poll tax • Lived on Emerson’s property near Walden Pond for two years.

  6. Civil Disobedience • Thoreau questions the government’s right to : • Tell him what to do • Tax him, especially when the taxes were for policies with which he disagreed • In 1846 Thoreau put his beliefs into action by refusing to pay his poll taxes • For this passive resistance, Thoreau spent one night in jail

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