freedom march

English

Noun

freedom march (plural freedom marches)

1. (chiefly US, politics, public policy) A protest rally by people parading in public streets in opposition to racism and in support of civil rights, especially on behalf of African Americans and especially during the 1960s.
   • 1963 Aug. 1, "25,000 in Cleveland March; Mayor Stays Away," Jet, p. 6 (Google preview):

     Thought the mayor of the city refused to participate, the governor of the state remembered a "previous engagement," newspaper editorials chided that it was "unnecessary" and cloudy skies threatened a downpour, a Freedom March in Cleveland was a success.

   • 1965 Sept., Ezra Bell Thompson, "Does Amalgamation Work in Brazil?", Ebony, p. 33 (Google preview):

     Brazil has never lynched a Negro, suffered a race riot, had a sit-in protest or hosted a freedom march.

   • 2009 October 21, Dennis Hevesi, “Jack Nelson, Journalist, Dies at 80”, in New York Times, retrieved 12 June 2014:

     Mr. Nelson covered the Selma-to-Montgomery freedom marches, including Bloody Sunday, on March 7, 1965, when 600 marchers were attacked with billy clubs and tear gas.

Derived terms

• freedom marcher

See also

• desegregation
• freedom ride
• sit-in

References

• “freedom march”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.