Civil disobedience

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Nonviolent resistance
Form of protest
Political philosophy concept
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:politics
Civil rights
Human rights
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of speech
Social justice
Political reform
gptkbp:defines Refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of a government or occupying power, without resorting to physical violence
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Civil_Disobedience_(essay_by_Thoreau)
gptkbp:firstMajorUse 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil disobedience
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_civil_rights_movement
gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkb:Anti-apartheid_movement
Environmental movements
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Transcendentalism
gptkbp:legalConsequences Imprisonment
Fines
Arrest
gptkbp:method Public
Deliberate lawbreaking
Nonviolent
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkb:Salt_March
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Henry_David_Thoreau
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:opposedBy Law enforcement
Authoritarian governments
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Henry_David_Thoreau
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:India
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
Various countries
gptkbp:purpose To bring about change in laws or government policies
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Satyagraha
Direct action
Nonviolent protest
Passive resistance
Civil resistance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Assam_Movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5