civil disobedience

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"It is not - as claimed - a direct action civil disobedience protest group like the suffragettes, operating transparently in the open," she added.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

But Thoreau’s show of civil disobedience has resounded down the ages, creating a political legacy claimed by liberals and conservatives, libertarians and Marxists External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

They are trained in the tenets of the First Amendment, the right to protest and civil disobedience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

That summer, 1960, Jackson came home and led a sit-in at the library, his arrest a first taste of civil disobedience.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

We now had no alternative but to resort to civil disobedience, and we embarked on preparations for mass action in earnest.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela