History glossary
civil disobedience
deliberately breaking an unjust law or rule as a form of political protest.
- Category
- Civil rights
- Region
- United States
- Date range
- Modern
What it means
Deliberately breaking an unjust law or rule as a form of political protest.
Stories using this term
Apartheid South Africa
From white minority rule to mass resistance, Mandela's release and the first democratic election, apartheid reshaped South Africa and the world.
The British Empire
Britain built the largest empire in history through sea power, trade, slavery, industrial wealth, conquest, and rule, before decolonisation reshaped the modern world.
The Civil Rights Movement
From school desegregation to Montgomery, Selma and Memphis, organised communities challenged racial exclusion and transformed American democracy.
