Direct action is a form of political activism that aims to achieve immediate change through nonviolent, confrontational methods.

Organizing a protest march is an example of direct action because it is a nonviolent, confrontational method of bringing about immediate change.

Direct action is typically confrontational, meaning that it involves actively challenging or disrupting the status quo, while civil disobedience is cooperative, meaning that it involves working within the system to bring about change.

Henry David Thoreau is considered the father of civil disobedience because of his essay "Civil Disobedience", in which he argued that individuals have a moral duty to disobey unjust laws.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil disobedience campaign that aimed to desegregate public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama.

Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The Indian Independence Movement was a nonviolent protest movement led by Mahatma Gandhi that resulted in India's independence from British rule.

The Salt March was a civil disobedience campaign led by Mahatma Gandhi to protest the British salt tax.

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 while leading the Poor People's Campaign.

The Anti-Apartheid Movement was a nonviolent protest movement led by Nelson Mandela that resulted in the end of apartheid in South Africa.

The Anti-Apartheid Movement was a civil disobedience campaign that aimed to end racial segregation in South Africa.

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for his role in the Anti-Apartheid Movement.

The Tibetan Independence Movement is a nonviolent protest movement led by the Dalai Lama that aims to achieve independence for Tibet from China.

The Tibetan Independence Movement is a civil disobedience campaign that aims to end Chinese rule in Tibet.

The Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his nonviolent struggle for the liberation of Tibet.