History GCSE
Mass protest and boycott
What Mass protest and boycott means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Mass protest and boycott
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Reference: OCR
The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1956 used mass protest to challenge segregation on public transport.
Topics that use Mass protest and boycott
- The USA 1945–1974: The People and the State (J410/07) - Civil Rights in the USA 1954–1964 (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Leadership and civil rights organisations
- Opposition and government response
- Supreme Court rulings and legal change
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