Past successes offer grassroots leaders a blueprint for building new movements today – effective movements for nonsmokers' rights, LGBTQ civil rights, residential fire sprinklers, and others not only succeeded in passing better laws, they changed the way people view public health and societyBy the end of this section, you will be able to Identify specific examples of grassroots Progressivism relating to the spread of democracy, efficiency in government, and social justice Describe the more radical movements associated with the Progressive Era A wide variety of causes fell under the Progressive labelThe protest began after the arrest of Rosa Parks, a seamstress and a member of the NAACP who defied local ordinances in December 1955 by refusing to yield her seat on the bus to a white man and move to the rear of the vehicle The yearlong—and, ultimately, successful—boycott forged the SCLC, brought national attention to the struggle, and launched King to the forefront of a grassroots, nonviolent humanitarian protest movement
Grassroots Movements Are Needed To End Mass Incarceration Katal Center For Health Equity And Justice
