passive resistance

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Let's hope we see more passive resistance coming from the rest of the federal employees.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

She was also reading James Baldwin, listening to the news, and seeing American racial politics shift from civil rights-era passive resistance to a newly assertive Black power.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

He took his pacifism to the civil rights movement, where he helped solidify the Gandhi-like strategy of passive resistance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Bringing this up elicits a lot of anger or passive resistance.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

The Indian campaign hearkened back to the 1913 passive resistance campaign in which Mahatma Gandhi led a tumultuous procession of Indians crossing illegally from Natal to the Transvaal.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela