Social Protests Over Time

  • Women's Sufferage

    Women's Sufferage
    Women's right-to-vote movement marched down Pennsylvania Avenue a day before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson.
  • Selma to Montgomery March

    Selma to Montgomery March
    An important non-violent march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama for the right to vote for all African-Americans.
  • Kent State University Protest

    Kent State University Protest
    Four demonstrators were shot and killed by the National Guard while protesting against the Vietnam War.
  • National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights

    National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights
    The National March on Washington for Lesbians and Gays was a protest to end anti-homosexual laws and promote equality for all. It was triggered by the death of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay mayor.
  • March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation

    March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation
    This large protest demanded the passage of a lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender civil rights bill and the end of discriminatory laws in the state and federal government, such as the 'Don't Ask-Don't Tell'.
  • Women's March on Washington

    Women's March on Washington
    Women marched in Washington DC to express that women's rights are human rights the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated.
  • Black Lives Matter Protests

    Black Lives Matter Protests
    Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests arise all across the United States in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.