What is Civil Disobedience? How was it used? Was if effective? Why?

Civil disobedience is the refusal to obey a law because the law is thought to be immoral. Sit-ins and marches are examples of civil disobedience. Civil disobedience was effective for change during the civil rights movement. African Americans used civil disobedience to show that racist and segregation laws were wrong.

Nonviolent protests gained national attention.