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Of course, there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience. It was evidenced sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to obey the laws of Nebuchadnezzar, on the ground that a higher moral law was at stake. It was practiced superbly by the early Christians, who were willing to face hungry lions and the excruciating pain of chopping blocks rather than submit to certain unjust laws of the Roman Empire. To a degree, academic freedom is a reality today because Socrates practiced civil disobedience. In our own nation, the Boston Tea Party represented a massive act of civil disobedience.
The words in bold print above need to be explicated in footnotes. This is the challenge to the scholars at Cheyney University.
WORKS CITED
1. Achtemeier, Paul, J. Harper's Bible Dictionary. Harper & Row, Publishers, SanFrancisco., 1985. 88.
2. Bosmejian, Haig. "Rhetoric of Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail." Midwest Quarterly. VIII (January 1967), 127-143.
3. Hinnells, John R. ed. The Facts on File Dictionary of Religions. New York: Facts on File Inc. 1984.
4. King, Coretta S. My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Avon Books, 1972
5. Birmingham Age Herald. (12 April 1963), 3.
6. The New Encyclopaedia Britannica.
7. Encyclopaedia Americana.
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