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A Global Snapshot of Protests & Demonstrations
1930
The Salt March
1976
In protest of the high tax on salt by the British Government, Gandhi and his supporters marched 241 miles across Western India to the sea in order to make their own salt.
Take Back The Night
Tiananmen Square A series of peaceful protests calling for democratic reform in China that were ultimately suppressed by the violent intervention of the country’s military
Famous for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the march called for legislation to address prejudices against African Americans
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Alexanderplatz The largest demonstration in East Germany’s history that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall only days later
Demonstrations that have raised awareness about sexual violence and violence against women
March on Washington
1963
1989
1989
1990