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  2. List of boycotts - Wikipedia

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    Anti-Nazi boycotts: Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses: 1941–1951: Iraq: Iraqi Jews: Farhud [4] Mohandas Gandhi Indian independence movement: British Raj: Desired economic independence for India: Swadeshi movement: 1955–1968: African Americans: Various: Racial segregation in the United States: Civil Rights Movement Montgomery bus boycott ...

  3. List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size

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    The right to assemble is recognized as a human right and protected in the First Amendment of the US Constitution under the clause, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of ...

  4. Boycott - Wikipedia

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    The word boycott entered the English language during the Irish "Land War" and derives from Captain Charles Boycott, the land agent of an absentee landlord, Lord Erne, who lived in County Mayo, Ireland. Captain Boycott was the target of social ostracism organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. As harvests had been poor that year, Lord Erne ...

  5. The Biggest Retail Boycotts of All Time - AOL

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    This one-day event on May Day 2006 saw thousands of immigrants boycott U.S. businesses and protest in the streets of major cities for immigration reform and amnesty for illegal aliens.

  6. List of incidents and protests of the United States racial ...

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    The major catalyst of the unrest was the murder of George Floyd on May 25. Though it was not the first controversial killing of a black person in 2020, [32] it sparked a much wider series of global protests and riots which continued into August 2020. [33] [34] As of June 8, there were at least 19 deaths related to the protests. [35]

  7. Boycott Florida? Warnings from civil rights groups call ... - AOL

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    From 17 July 1990 to 12 May 1993, a boycott supported by the NAACP and other civil rights groups urged visitors to steer clear, inflicting potentially tens of millions of dollars in lost tourism ...

  8. Timeline of labour issues and events - Wikipedia

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    The 1962 New York City newspaper strike, longest newspaper strike in U.S. history ended. The 9 major newspapers in New York City had ceased publication over 114 days before. 10 June 1963 (United States) Congress passed the Equal Pay Act mandating equal pay to women. [42] 1965 (United States) United Farm Workers Organizing Committee founded. [42]

  9. Breaking down the history and impact of Olympic boycotts

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    A U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics means that U.S. officials won’t be attending Sunday’s closing ceremony, but it’s not the first time the U.S. has boycotted an ...