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Noun: civil rights activist
  1. A leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
    "The civil rights activist organized peaceful protests against discrimination";
    - civil rights leader, civil rights worker

Derived forms: civil rights activists

Type of: crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer

Encyclopedia: Civil rights activist