Sentence examples for civil demonstrations from inspiring English sources

Mr. Zimmerman's acquittal on Saturday sparked nationwide civil demonstrations against racial profiling and hate crimes.

And Mr. Siegel was opposed to expanding the database, which, as the governor proposed it, would include taking DNA from people who chain themselves together at civil demonstrations, which often leads to a misdemeanor conviction for resisting arrest.

If you assume that the allegation has some truth to it, then the Maidan movement — a wave of civil demonstrations in Ukraine in 2013 — would be interpreted not as the ousting of an unpopular president, but the willful destabilization of a key Russian ally.

Ms. Lane turned her lens as well on civil rights demonstrations, war demonstrations during the Vietnam era and marches for gay rights.

From his office, he witnessed antiwar rallies and the tear-gassing of demonstrators, encampments of the poor and homeless in Lafayette Park and civil rights demonstrations.

Photographs of the civil rights demonstrations were distributed.

Mr. Lewis said he had known Ms. Horne since the civil rights demonstrations of the 1960s.

She traveled several times to the United States to participate in civil rights demonstrations.

The crushing of civil rights demonstrations was almost routine by that time.

This last characteristic has held true for the most successful civil rights demonstrations.

The all-black 16th Street Baptist Church was a gathering spot for civil rights demonstrations for months before the blast.