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A political demonstration is an action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause or people partaking in a protest against a cause of concern; it often consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, in order to hear speakers.
Demonstration draws between 8,000 and 15,000 protesters. 1972 – May 27 March to protest apartheid in South Africa: 8,000–10,000 attendees. [14] 1973 – January 20 Anti-war protest demonstration Includes the Yippies-Zippie RAT float and SDS, "March Against Racism & the War" contingent. 1974 – January 22 March for Life
On its 30th anniversary, Rep. John Lewis, former president of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a prominent activist during the Selma to Montgomery marches, said, "It's gratifying to come back and see the changes that have occurred; to see the number of registered voters and the number of Black elected officials in the state of ...
Occupy protesters with "We are the 99%" signs in Bennington, Vermont. The phrase "The 99%" is a political slogan used by participants in the Occupy movement. [51] It was originally launched as a Tumblr blog page in late August 2011.
On a hot summer day in 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators calling for civil rights joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
In Maine, demonstrations took place in at least fifteen communities throughout the state, [153] the largest demonstration occurring in the city of Portland, [154] with smaller marches in the cities of Bangor, [155] Orono, [156] Lewiston [157] [158] and Presque Isle.
The Walk to Freedom was a mass march during the Civil Rights Movement on June 23, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan.It drew crowds of an estimated 125,000 or more and was known as "the largest civil rights demonstration in the nation's history" up to that date.
Walking around New Orleans (or partying on Bourbon Street) can be exhausting, especially in the heat. Head to City Park to recuperate and explore 1,300 acres of oak trees, lagoons, biking and ...