civil disobedience

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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

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

Other groups are providing nonviolent civil disobedience training, for example, which organizers describe as calling attention to the injustice of the current policy.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

They knew civil disobedience must be civil, peaceful resistance peaceful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 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