boycott
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Simon was criticised at the time for breaking the cultural boycott of apartheid South Africa.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
A consumer boycott of grapes under Huerta’s leadership led to the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which paved the way for farmworkers to push for better working conditions and pay.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
"We are told that the Americans threatened to boycott the G7 if South Africa was invited," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
These antiboycott measures have been enforced with far less frequency in recent decades as Arab states increasingly abandoned their boycott of Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
On Tuesday, November 13, Dr. King and other leaders sat in a court-room, dejectedly listening to the city’s lawyers tell a clearly sympathetic judge that the boycott was illegal and should be outlawed.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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