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Title: Predicting Protest: An Empirical Investigation of the Social Correlates and Legacy Effect of Non-Violent Resistance in the 1960 Sit-Ins and the Contemporary Black Lives Matter Movement (2014-2017)

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: This study seeks to understand social determinant correlates in relation to non-violent civil resistance tactics during the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins in the American South and the contemporary Black Lives Matter Protests across the United States from 2014-2017? Using a sit-in dataset from 1960 and using systematic protest attendance data for the contemporary Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, the paper seeks to examine how sociodemographic predictors of non-violent protest activity have both endured and evolved. Core research questions this paper addresses include 1.) What demographic, economic, organizational and policy variables explain the absence or presence of protest in the American South in 1960, and in the U.S from 2014–2017? 2.) What role did black movement organizations play in the diffusion and coordination of these respective protests? 3.) How does the presence or absence of labor unions affect the outcome of protest? 4.) Are cities with a legacy of sit-in activity in 1960 more likely to engage in contemporary protests?

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Authors: Raja, Urooj

Institution: University of Colorado at Boulder

Department: Sociology

Advisor: Grant, Don S.

Degree: M.A.

Publisher Location: Colorado

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Other, Race and Ethnicity

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