civil rights activist
Equality movement champion
A civil rights activist is a person who works to secure equal rights and protections for marginalized groups, particularly through organized political action.
The term emerged from the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, which fought against racial segregation and discrimination: Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist long before she refused to give up her seat.
The phrase now applies broadly to those advocating for any group facing systemic inequality.
- marcherOne who walks purposefully
- March on WashingtonHistoric civil rights demonstration
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- justiceFair treatment under law
segregation · equality · movement · voter registration · demonstration · boycott · sit-in · lunch counter · speeches · courage · oppression · solidarity · march · banner · struggle · liberation · voting · discrimination
- activistsMartin Luther King Jr., protester, campaigner, demonstrator, Rosa Parks
- advocatesadvocate, campaigner, crusader, defender, lobbyist
- Nonconformistsnonconformist, rebels, rebel, misfits, misfit
civil rights activistsegregationist
Advocate for racial division
white supremacist · racist · bigot · George Wallace · fascist
civil rights activistbystander
One who observes nearby
fence-sitter · slacktivist · armchair critic · silent majority
civil rights activistslaveowner
One holding humans captive
oppressor · enslaver · slave owner · authoritarian · despot
civil, civility, civilian, civilize, civilized, civilization, civic, civics, right