The 1960s was marked by fervent  movements promoting civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. Martin Luther King was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement who purported nonviolence. Rosa parks was another figure who preached and also practiced nonviolent civil disobedience. Ghandi too, promoted civil disobedience through peaceful methods. These leaders of nonviolent protest permanently changed the way the world viewed protest and effectively spread the ideals of fighting inequality with nonviolence. 

                    Martin Luther King, Ghandi, and Rosa Parks all promoted nonviolent civil disobedience against social inequalities. Though in different settings, these figures led very similar movements. Ghandi, in India, led a battle against the British government that was at the time imposing unequal and irreverent regulations. Likewise, Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks in the United States fought against unequal treatment and segregation of African Americans that were imposed by another ethnic group. In both places, each figure was able to attract national support and raise globsl attention to his/her causes, Ghandi gained thousands of followers who joined his fight agsint the British. Many accompanied him during his public fasts, speeches, and marches. Similarly, Marin Luther King and Rosa Parks received immense amounts of support from Americans, including both African Americans and whites. They even established organizations such as NAACP and civil disobedience groups to effectively communicate and publicize their goals. 

                   The ideals purported by M.L.K., Parks, and Ghandi permanently changed the global perspective of protest and organized efforts against inequalities. Their methods of civil disobedience have paved the way for further improvements with the aide of modern technology, such as the television, internet, and cellular devices. Accompanied by these tools, civil disobedience became much more effective as publication, communication, and organization became fast and far-reaching. Thus is why we see the practice of nonviolent civil disobedience so commonly today. The world has realized, from figures such as M.L.K., Ghandi, and Parks, that nonviolence can make a significant difference in a cause. Today we have countless numbers of organizations and laws that protect the practice of organized civil disobedience. This can be seen in many instances, such as the protest in Hong Long against a nondemocratic government.