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Hungarians campaign for independence from Austrian Empire, 1859-1867

Hungarians campaign for independence from Austrian Empire, 1859-1867Time period notesAlthough there was resistance to Austrian rule before 1859, including violent resistance in 1848, 1859 here is...

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Durham students sit-in for U.S. Civil Rights, 1960

Durham students sit-in for U.S. Civil Rights, 1960Time period notesFebruary 16 marked the end of the first wave of sit-ins, although protests continued sporadically after this point.Anonymous (not...

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Dutch citizens resist Nazi occupation, 1940-1945

Dutch citizens resist Nazi occupation, 1940-1945Anonymous (not verified)April 19, 2011 - 11:16toOpponentsNazi German OccupiersNonviolent responses of opponentNot KnownCampaigner violenceOn February 19,...

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Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961

Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961Anonymous (not verified)April 19, 2011 - 11:16toOpponentsU.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy,...

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Quakers fight for religious freedom in Puritan Massachusetts, 1656-1661

Quakers fight for religious freedom in Puritan Massachusetts, 1656-1661Anonymous (not verified)April 19, 2011 - 11:16toOpponentsGovernor EndicottNonviolent responses of opponentNone knownCampaigner...

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African Americans campaign for equal accommodations, Birmingham, Alabama,...

African Americans campaign for equal accommodations, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, 1963Anonymous (not verified)April 19, 2011 - 11:16toOpponentsBirmingham’s segregated businessmen and City Council; Eugene...

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African Americans campaign for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, USA, 1965

African Americans campaign for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, USA, 1965Anonymous (not verified)April 19, 2011 - 11:16toOpponentsGovernment in AlabamaNonviolent responses of opponentSelma Security...

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Chinese students campaign for democratic reform (Tiananmen Square), 1989

Chinese students campaign for democratic reform (Tiananmen Square), 1989Anonymous (not verified)April 19, 2011 - 11:16toOpponentsChinese Communist Party (CCP); China’s Premier Li Peng; Shangai...

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African American citizens campaign for integration in Durham, N.C., 1963

African American citizens campaign for integration in Durham, N.C., 1963Time period notesThe protests occurred from May 18-21 but were suspended until the city reached an agreement with the businesses...

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South Africans disobey apartheid laws (Defiance of Unjust Laws Campaign),...

South Africans disobey apartheid laws (Defiance of Unjust Laws Campaign), 1952-1953Anonymous (not verified)April 19, 2011 - 11:16Time periodJune 26, 1952 to February, 1953toOpponentsSouth African...

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