Silent protest
Silent protest is an organized effort where the participants stay quiet to demonstrate disapproval. It is used as a form of civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance.[1]
Examples
- On July 28, 1917, a Silent Parade took place in New York City to protest lynching.
- 1968 Olympics Black Power salute
- 1968 Summer Olympics – Czech gymnast Věra Čáslavská looked away when the Soviet anthem was playing[2]
- NOH8 Campaign
- 2011 Belarusian protests
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gollark: The Time of Death requirement could probably be massively simplified using the DragCave API, which ought to return very precise times.
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References
- 1968: Black athletes make silent protest
- "Věra Čáslavská's silent protest at 1968 Olympics recalled | Radio Prague". Radio Praha. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
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