Which transcendental belief supports Thoreau’s feeling of inner freedom? The individual is essentially good.

Civil disobedience has been in place for many centuries and has always led to something good and better. In America it led to firstly its freedom, then women’s rights, desegregation for African Americans, the ending of the Vietnam War, and countless other things (constitution.org).

In “Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau championed the idea that if a government is not going to improve itself, then it is the duty of the people to refuse to support it. This paved the way for non-violent protests, such as those led by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mahatma Gandhi was asked to plan and organise the first such act. They covered the distance between Sabarmati Ashram and Dandi in 25 days and reached the coast of Dandi on 6th April 1930 where by picking up a handful of salt, Gandhi broke the salt laws and launched the mass Civil Disobedience Movement.

Hint: The Civil disobedience movement was one of the Indian National Movement when people started protesting against the British government because of their harsh policies and rules. Then in 1920, the Non- Cooperation Movement was launched where people of India started boycotting foreign goods, institutes and jobs.

Mohandas Gandhi

The main features are:

• Boycott of foreign made cloth and liquor shops.
• Refusal by peasants to pay revenue and chaukidari taxes.
• Violation of forest law by grazing animals in the reseved forest.
• Deliberalety breaking unjust law like salt tax law.

The following were the main features of the Civil Disobedience movement: a) The people refused to obey unjust laws. Gandhi led the Dandi March and broke the unjust salt tax law as a challenge to the British Government. b) Foreign cloth was boycotted and liquor shops were picketed………

Dalits participation in the Civil Disobedience movement was very limited. The participation of Muslim political groups were lukewarm, as there was atmosphere of distrust and suspicion. The role of Sanatanis and Hindu Mahasabha was very dominant.

On January 22 and 23, 1991, in New York City, ACT UP led the largest protest to that time against AIDS-related discrimination. Declaring a “Day of Desperation,” protesters led mass marches and delivered coffins to city, state, and federal offices that the group held responsible for perpetuating the AIDS epidemic.

If no one ever disobeyed what was considered acceptable, a nation or group would never reconsider their way of life to consider if they are wrong and correct their mistakes. For this reason, I agree that disobedience is a valuable human trait and it promotes social progress.