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U.S. Park Police and Washington Metropolitan Police, dressed in riot gear, raided the encampment. The police gave the campers until noon to clear out. Some protesters abandoned the demonstration and left the city. The remaining protesters, estimated at 12,000, regrouped at various churches and college campuses in the area. [6]
The 1967 March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War that took place on October 21, 1967. The event began with more than 100,000 protesters at a rally near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
March 22. Nine protesters smashed glass, hurled files out a fourth floor window, and poured blood on files and furniture at the Dow Chemical offices in Washington, D.C. March 29. Conspiracy charges are filed against eight suspected organizers of the Chicago Convention protests. April 5–6.
September 16 – Juggalo March on Washington to protest the FBI gang label (see Juggalo gangs) September 16 – Mother of All Rallies at The National Mall in Washington, D.C. [60] September 18 – Restoring Freedom: March to protest the Family Court systems. [51] September 30 – March for Racial Justice; [61] [62] [63] March for Black Women
Protesters representing a variety of rights groups attend the "People's March on Washington" on January 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Activists were rallying in opposition to the incoming Trump ...
The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam was a massive demonstration and teach-in across the United States against the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.It took place on October 15, 1969, [1] followed a month later, on November 15, 1969, by a large Moratorium March in Washington, D.C.
The student activist group Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held its first anti-Vietnam War protest rally in Washington, DC. [1] It was co-sponsored by Women's Strike for Peace. [2] 12,000-20,000 attended, including Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and Phil Ochs. [3] [4] [1] The host was I. F. Stone. [5]
On Wednesday, hoards of white supremacists and supporters of President Trump stormed the United States Capitol following Trump's horrifying speech at a "Stop the Steal" rally in Washington, D.C.