kneel-in
n.— «The white churches, indeed, were challenged. Through the inspired method known as the “kneel-in,” blacks would come to white churches to pray. They were all too often enjoined to leave.» —“Sokol examines Civil Rights reactions” by John Davis Decatur Daily (Alabama) Sept. 24, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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