Protest | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/protest/RSS feed for ProtestenMon, 06 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0000In a New Documentary, One of Britain's Most Famous Historians Reframes the American Revolution as a 'Messy Divorce'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-a-new-documentary-one-of-britains-most-famous-historians-reframes-the-american-revolution-as-a-messy-divorce-180988457/Lucy Worsley's PBS series highlights the emotional fallout of the conflict, with a focus on the British perspectiveMon, 06 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-a-new-documentary-one-of-britains-most-famous-historians-reframes-the-american-revolution-as-a-messy-divorce-180988457/Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segregated Public Library. Their Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement Have Long Been Overlookedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nine-black-college-students-were-arrested-in-1961-for-reading-at-a-segregated-public-library-their-contributions-to-the-civil-rights-movement-have-long-been-overlooked-180988422/Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public spaces in Mississippi's capitalThu, 26 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nine-black-college-students-were-arrested-in-1961-for-reading-at-a-segregated-public-library-their-contributions-to-the-civil-rights-movement-have-long-been-overlooked-180988422/'Yankee Doodle' Was One of America's Earliest Protest Songs. But Its Origins Are Shrouded in Mysteryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/yankee-doodle-was-one-of-americas-earliest-protest-songs-but-its-origins-are-shrouded-in-mystery-180988157/Historians have debunked many of the popular theories surrounding the tune's creation. Still, its legacy as a patriotic anthem enduresTue, 17 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/yankee-doodle-was-one-of-americas-earliest-protest-songs-but-its-origins-are-shrouded-in-mystery-180988157/Newly Declassified Records Suggest Parents Collaborated With the FBI to Spy on Their Rebellious Teens During the 1960shttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newly-declassified-records-suggest-parents-collaborated-with-the-fbi-to-spy-on-their-rebellious-teens-during-the-1960s-180987694/As high school students across the U.S. embraced political activism, adults turned to the authorities to shield their sons and daughters from radical influencesFri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newly-declassified-records-suggest-parents-collaborated-with-the-fbi-to-spy-on-their-rebellious-teens-during-the-1960s-180987694/In Colonial America, Patriots Flocked to Coffeehouses to Debate Politics and Sow the Seeds of Revolutionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-colonial-america-patriots-flocked-to-coffeehouses-to-debate-politics-and-sow-the-seeds-of-revolution-180987689/These storied establishments served up more than just hot drinks. They acted as intellectual hubs and meeting places for dissentersMon, 17 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-colonial-america-patriots-flocked-to-coffeehouses-to-debate-politics-and-sow-the-seeds-of-revolution-180987689/María Corina Machado, Venezuela's 'Iron Lady,' Wins Nobel Peace Prizehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/maria-corina-machado-venezuelas-iron-lady-wins-nobel-peace-prize-180987499/Machado, who leads the Vente Venezuela opposition party against President Nicolás Maduro, was lauded for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela"Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:17:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/maria-corina-machado-venezuelas-iron-lady-wins-nobel-peace-prize-180987499/Joseph McNeil, Member of 'Greensboro Four' Who Protested Segregation at Lunch Counters, Dies at 83https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/joseph-mcneil-member-of-greensboro-four-who-protested-deegregation-at-lunch-counters-dies-at-83-180987303/McNeil and three other Black freshmen held a famous sit-in at Woolworth’s in 1960, which inspired peaceful protests across the countryMon, 08 Sep 2025 21:38:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/joseph-mcneil-member-of-greensboro-four-who-protested-deegregation-at-lunch-counters-dies-at-83-180987303/To Protest British Taxes, Men Dumped Tea Into Boston Harbor. With the Edenton Tea Party, Colonial Women Took a Different Approachhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-protest-british-taxes-men-dumped-tea-into-boston-harbor-with-the-edenton-tea-party-colonial-women-took-different-approach-180987189/In 1774, 51 North Carolinian women led by Penelope Barker signed a resolution supporting the boycott of British goodsFri, 22 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-protest-british-taxes-men-dumped-tea-into-boston-harbor-with-the-edenton-tea-party-colonial-women-took-different-approach-180987189/The Only Recording of Woody Guthrie Singing the Protest Song 'Deportee' Has Been Released for the First Timehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-only-recording-of-woody-guthrie-singing-the-protest-song-deportee-has-been-released-for-the-first-time-180987084/The singer-songwriter recorded the audio on a reel-to-reel tape machine in his apartment in the 1950s. Now, the previously unheard song has been restored using A.I. audio technologyThu, 31 Jul 2025 17:31:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-only-recording-of-woody-guthrie-singing-the-protest-song-deportee-has-been-released-for-the-first-time-180987084/Climate Activist Throws Bright Pink Paint on Glass Covering Picasso Painting in Montrealhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-activist-throws-bright-pink-paint-on-glass-covering-picasso-painting-in-montreal-180986865/The stunt is part of an environmental organization's efforts to draw attention to the dangerous wildfires spreading through CanadaTue, 24 Jun 2025 21:28:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-activist-throws-bright-pink-paint-on-glass-covering-picasso-painting-in-montreal-180986865/