Question

How did Rosa Parks put Thoreau’s ideas from "Civil Disobedience" into practice? A She refused to pay her rent. B She worked for the government. C She cooperated with law officials. D She knowingly disobeyed an unjust law.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option D "She knowingly disobeyed an unjust law".

Explanation:

Thoreau's 1849 "Civil Disobedience", is one of the most widely known essays about not following the law as an act to protest. Thoreau expressed is decision to not pay taxes to protest against slavery. Rosa Parks followed Thoreau's ideas and fought for equality in The United States by refusing to give hear seat to a white man in 1955. By doing this, Rosa Parks knowingly disobeyed an unjust law and started the civil rights movement in the United States

Answer 2

Answer:

D. She knowingly disobeyed an unjust law.

Explanation:

In "Civil Disobedience," Thoreau argues that a moral person is obliged to follow his principles and values. This is necessary for everyone, regardless of the commandments that other people give him. Therefore, if a person has a belief that opposes the law, he should follow his values, and not the law, because the law is unjust. This is similar to the situation Rosa Parks saw herself in. She knew that it was unjust for buses to be segregated, and even though this was the law, she decided to follow her principles and act against it.