What is the term for the refusal to comply with certain laws as a peaceful form of political protest?
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Civil disobedience
The concept was popularized by Henry David Thoreau's essay 'Civil Disobedience.' It has been used by many movements, including the American Civil Rights Movement and the Anti-Apartheid Movement.
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- What term describes the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, or orders of a government as a form of nonviolent protest?