Boycott

:This page is about boycott as a form of protest. For other uses of the word boycott see Boycott (disambiguation).

Earlier practice

Although the term itself was not coined until 1880, the practice dates back to at least 1830, when the National Negro Convention encouraged a boycott of slave-produced goods. Other instances of boycotts are their use by African Americans during the US civil rights movement; the United Farm Workers union grape and lettuce boycotts; the American boycott of British goods at the time of the American Revolution; the Indian boycott of British goods organized by Mohandas Gandhi; and the Arab League boycott of Israel and companies trading with Israel. In 1973, the Arab countries enacted a crude oil embargo against the West, see 1973 oil crisis. Other examples include the refusal of the United States (under President Jimmy Carter) to participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics, held in Moscow that year (to protest the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan), the retaliatory boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles by most of the Eastern bloc, and the movement that advocated "disinvestment" in South Africa during the 1980s in opposition to that country's apartheid regime.

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National Negro Convention - African Americans - US civil rights movement - United Farm Workers - American Revolution - India - Mohandas Gandhi - Arab League - Israel - Arab - Crude oil - 1973 oil crisis - United States - President - Jimmy Carter - 1980 Summer Olympics - Moscow - Soviet Union - Afghanistan - 1984 Summer Olympics - Los Angeles - Eastern bloc - Disinvestment - South Africa - 1980s - Apartheid

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American track star Lacey O'Neal coined the term "girlcott" in the context of the protests by male African American athletes during the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Speaking for Black women athletes, she advised that the group would not "girlcott" the Olympic Games as they were still focused on being recognized. "Girlcott" appeared in Time magazine in 1970, and then later was used by retired tennis player Billie Jean King

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Lacey O'Neal - African American - Olympic Games - Mexico City - Time - Tennis - Billie Jean King

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in The Times in reference to Wimbledon to emphasize her argument regarding equal play for women players.

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The Times - Wimbledon

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