Question 14 • 670401 American Studies S1 – MYERS, JOSHUA A
Civil disobedience is the peaceful, deliberate breaking of an unjust law or rule to challenge it. In a sit-in, African Americans remained in segregated businesses to protest segregation, making it an act of civil disobedience. Rioting and looting involve violence or theft; a boycott is a peaceful protest but does not necessarily break a law.
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