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
By 1906, the year Anthony died, women in England were using civil disobedience in the battle for their voting rights.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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