Civil Disobedience and the Underground Railroad Provides broader historical context for Thoreau's essay, in addition to biographical facts about his political activism.

Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience Complete text of the essay, preceded by helpful introduction.

Civil Disobedience Criticism Documents the history of political criticism on Civil Disobedience from the 1920s on.

Civil Disobedience: A Philosophical Perspective Outlines philosophical objections to, in conjunction with defenses of, the legitimacy of civil disobedience in a democracy.

• Biography of Henry David Thoreau
• About Civil Disobedience
• Major Themes
• Short Summary
• Full Summary and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Section I
• Summary and Analysis of Section II
• Summary and Analysis of Section III
• Summary and Analysis of Section IV
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• Test Yourself! Quiz 1
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