Protest
Anti-War Protests Turn Violent at 1968 Democratic Convention
It's August 26, 1968, and the Democratic National Convention is about to kick off in Chicago. In the background, scenes of turbulence and unrest
58 Years Later, Alabama Clears the Records of 29 Black Students Who Protested Segregation
The students sat down at the courthouse lunch counter in a non-violent demonstration
Mark Segal, LGBTQ Iconoclast, Activist and Disruptor, Donates Lifetime of Papers and Artifacts
Following the 1969 Stonewall Raid, Segal built a life around protest and the quest for equal rights for minority groups
Fifty Years Later, France Is Still Debating the Legacy of Its 1968 Protests
In an activist era, millions of French students and workers demanded radical change
How Vietnam War Protests Accelerated the Rise of the Christian Right
The anti-war efforts of Yale chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr. and other church leaders alienated many Protestant Americans—with lasting repercussions
Remembering Resurrection City and the Poor People's Campaign of 1968
Lenneal Henderson and thousands of other protesters occupied the National Mall for 42 days during the landmark civil rights protest
Charlottesville Must Remove Tarps from Confederate Statues, Judge Says
Two statues were covered in the wake of last year’s deadly rallies to mark a period of mourning
Why This Film Based on a 16th-Century Poem Has Sparked Violent Protests in India
The controversy around <i>Padmaavat</i> centers around its depiction of a legendary Hindu queen
Deeply Grieving MLK’s Death, Activists Shaped a Campaign of Hurt and Hope
At Resurrection City, an epic 1968 demonstration on the National Mall in Washington D.C., protesters defined the next 50 years of activism
Rage Against the Machine
A short story reimagines the riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the chaos that shocked the world
A Timeline of 1968: The Year That Shattered America
The nation is still reckoning with the changes that came in that fateful year
Fifty Years Ago, Protesters Took on the Miss America Pageant and Electrified the Feminist Movement
Miss America pageant is under new leadership after a sexist email scandal. But the pageant has a long history of controversy—including the 1968 protests
Keystone XL Pipeline Clears Major Obstacle for Construction
The move is the latest development in the long history of the controversial pipeline
Students Allied Themselves With Robin Hood During This Anti-McCarthyism Movement
The students of the Green Feather Movement caused an on-campus controversy at Indiana University
Dennis Banks, Native American Civil Rights Warrior, Has Died
He rose to national attention after spearheading a 71-day occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota
Signpost From Standing Rock, Now in the Smithsonian Collections, Shows the Power of Solidarity
A new addition to the National Museum of the American Indian links current events to a long and problematic history
Fifty Years Ago, a Rag-Tag Group of Acid-Dropping Activists Tried to "Levitate" the Pentagon
The March on the Pentagon to end the Vietnam War began a turning point in public opinion, but some in the crowd were hoping for a miracle
The "Unlikely Historians" Who Documented America in Protest
A new exhibit showcases photos and films that have long been stowed away in a basement at New York Police Department's headquarters
What to Know About the Controversy Surrounding the Chinese Art Exhibit Coming to the Guggenheim
As questions of animal cruelty, artistic freedom swirl, three major works were pulled from "Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World"
Amidst Heated Criticism, Queer Art Exhibition Is Shuttered in Brazil
Protestors accused the exhibit of promoting pedophilia, bestiality, pornography and blasphemy
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