freedom march
Civil rights demonstration
A freedom march is a public protest walk demanding civil rights or political liberation, especially associated with the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Participants march through streets or between cities to draw attention to injustice and demonstrate collective resolve: The 1963 freedom march on Washington drew over 200,000 people.
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- sit-in movementProtest by remaining seated
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- peaceful protestNonviolent collective expression of dissent
- rallyGathering for a cause
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- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- marchingcadence, lockstep, goose step, double time, half step
- public gatheringspublic assembly, mass gathering, concert, gathering, festival
- Historic Marches
- memorialsmemorial, memorial service, memorial statue, memorials, war memorial
- National HolidaysIndependence Day, national holiday, national day, Republic Day, Fourth of July
freedom marchforced march
Compulsory rapid military movement
death march · Trail of Tears · pogrom · ethnic cleansing · mass deportation
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