Civil disobedience
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Civil disobedience is to refuse to obey the law deliberately and publicly.
The phrase and the concept were popularized by Thoreau's famous essay, Civil disobedience.
The concept of civil disobediance became a cornerstone of the American civil rights movement in the 1960's, as African Americans openly but peacefully defied segregation laws.