History A-Level
Nonviolent direct action
What Nonviolent direct action means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Nonviolent direct action
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
King led the SCLC, combining nonviolent direct action with moral appeal, as in Birmingham in 1963.
Topics that use Nonviolent direct action
- Paper 3, Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 - 4 ‘I have a dream’, 1954–68 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Black Panthers
- Federal response and southern resistance
- Legal challenge and the Supreme Court
- Lyndon Johnson
- Voting Rights Act 1965
- Youth and grassroots organisation
- Civil Rights Act 1964
- Civil Rights Act 1968
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