civil right
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"We are here to claim our victory. We are making a peaceful march, which is a civil right for all Cameroonians - for everyone," another protester said.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
French law enshrined it as a civil right in 1554, while in England, it was an unspoken agreement that reflected the feudal system's delicate balance between the privileged and the poor.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
Ife Jones, a first-year student at Emory University in Atlanta, linked her current activism to the 1960s civil right movement, which her family had participated in.
From New York Times • May 1, 2024
Black civil right leaders and a multiracial, interfaith coalition of allies will gather in Washington to mark six decades since the first march.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023
This right of voting is not a civil right; it is a political right which grew out of man's long struggle for his civil rights.
From Our Holidays Their Meaning and Spirit; retold from St. Nicholas by Various
