Sentence examples for led a boycott of from inspiring English sources

In the early 1920s, he led a boycott of British goods and campaign of non-cooperation.

Rogers also led a boycott of the Disney Co. to protest the company's policies that recognized gay rights.

The Trump Administration led a boycott of talks on the ICAN initiative at the United Nations last spring.

It led a boycott of the company which cut its sales in half and nearly drove it into bankruptcy.

This was more than just an expression of empathy: that summer, Paul Stephenson, a black community organizer in Bristol, led a boycott of the city's buses.

In 1955 Martin Luther King, Jr., led a boycott of segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama, giving rise to the nonviolent civil rights movement.

In 1991, Hodges even tried convincing Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson to lead a boycott of All-Star Weekend.

On the fourth day of training camp, the Rev. Al Sharpton declared he would lead a boycott of the Knicks because of comments Thomas made in his deposition.

Before the end of 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, which led to the decision by President Jimmy Carter to lead a boycott of the Moscow Olympics in the summer of 1980.

Britain is facing pressure to lead a boycott of the meeting, with Canada's government indicating that it will not attend unless specific criteria are met.

Britain is facing pressure to lead a boycott of the meeting, with Canada's government indicating it will not attend unless specific criteria are met.