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Would violence have been justified during the civil rights movement?
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Selected thesis
Violence would have been justified during the civil rights movement.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Violent self-defense was a logical response to widespread violence against Black Americans.
Pro claim 2
Violence against state-sanctioned injustice pressures governments to change.
Con claim 1
Violence leads to more suffering and loss.
Con claim 2
There are several methods of nonviolent civil disobedience that worked to achieve civil rights goals.
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