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How many times did Dorothy Day get arrested for civil disobedience?

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Dorothy Day was arrested four times for civil disobedience, including her arrest in Washington, D.C. in 1932, for picketing the White House during the Great Depression. She was also arrested in 1952 for refusing to pay taxes to support the Korean War, and in 1955 for participating in a sit-in at a segregated restaurant in New York City.
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