civil rights event
C26453
concept
A civil rights event is a public occurrence—such as a protest, march, rally, meeting, or legal action—organized to challenge discrimination and advocate for equal rights and social justice for marginalized groups.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| civil rights event canonical | 2 |
| civil rights lawsuit | 2 |
| Native American civil rights demonstration | 1 |
| Native American civil rights protest | 1 |
| Native American rights protest | 1 |
| civil rights protest march | 1 |
| struggle for civil rights | 1 |
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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Eckford
surface form:
Desegregation of Little Rock Central High School
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— |
| Meredith March | civil rights protest march |
| Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | civil rights lawsuit |
| Trail of Broken Treaties | Native American civil rights protest |
| Occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters | Native American rights protest |
| 1978 Longest Walk | Native American civil rights demonstration |
| Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights at the University of Texas at Austin | — |
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Lawrence Ysunza
surface form:
Love v. Beshear
|
civil rights lawsuit |
| Conflict of the Orders | struggle for civil rights |