Protester Collection (page 5)

Reform demonstration in Hyde Park, London, 19th century (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VIII. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

A suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). Artist: Sport & General
A suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain reached its peak in 1912, early in George Vs reign, with women adopting a range of protests

Burning John Jays effigy, c1794 (c1880). Artist: Hooper
Burning John Jays effigy, c1794 (c1880). One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, John Jay served as the chief negotiator on the American side for the Treaty of London

A Reform Act demonstration, Birmingham, West Midlands, c1832 (c1895)

An anti-war meeting, Hyde Park, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

The Derby tragedy of 1913, (1935). Emily Davison, a suffragette, threw herself in front of the Kings horse, Anmer, and was killed

A suffragette being arrested, c1910s (1935). The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain reached its peak in 1912, early in George Vs reign, with women adopting a range of protests

The Seven Bishops, c1902. When King James II issued his second Declaration of Indulgence in 1688 - the Seven Bishops petitioned the King against it

Chartist Agitation, the Police Force on Bonners Fields, 1848, (1900). Policemen smoking clay pipes and drinking beer during political unrest in London

February 27th, 1917, 1917. Artist: Boris Mikhajlovich Kustodiev
February 27th, 1917, 1917. Scene depicting the Russian February Revolution, which overthrew the regime of Tsar Nicholas II. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Crowds on Znamenskaya Square, Petrograd, Russia, February Revolution, 1917. The February Revolution led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the collapse of imperial Russia

Striking Putilov workers on the first day of the February Revolution, St Petersburg, Russia, 1917. The Putilov Plant was a large machine-building factory in St Petersburg

Protest in Brittany, 1902. Protesters at Landerneau in front of the St Julien school after the French Republic forbade church services and preaching in the Breton language

Demonstrations by students in Vienna (1848), 1900
Demonstrations by students in Vienna, (1848), 1900. On the South Station in Vienna, Haspinger is blessing the Tyrolean students on their way to national defence

Procession to Hambach Castle on 27th May 1832
Procession to Hambach Castle, Germany, 27 May 1832. In 1832 the people of the Palatinate met at Hambach in protest at the repressive rule of their Bavarian rulers

Demonstration in Copenhagen Fields, London 21 April 1834. Artist: W Summers
Demonstration in Copenhagen Fields, London 21 April 1834. This was a protest against the deportation of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the Dorset agricultural workers deported to Australia for association

London dock labourers strike, 1889. Scenes along the strikers procession. Among the aims of the strike was the establishment of a minimum wage of 6d (2.5p) per hour, but it failed

Emmeline Pankhurst arrested by Superintendent Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London, May 1914. Mrs Pankhurst (1857-1928) was trying to present a petition to the king

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette, early 20th century. Born in Manchester from a Radical political background, Emmeline Goulden (1857-1928) married Dr Richard Pankhurst, the Red Doctor

Mass meeting of Chartists on Kennington Common, London, 10 April 1848. In centre is the wagon carrying Feargus O Connor and the other delegates

Chartists procession from the mass meeting towards Blackfriars Bridge, London, 10 April 1848
Chartists procession from the mass meeting on Kennington Common towards Blackfriars Bridge, London, where the police stopped them crossing the Thames, 10 April 1848

Campaign for Womens Suffrage in Belgium, 1908. Belgian suffragettes upsetting a ballot box in their fight for votes for women. From Le Petit Journal (Paris, 17 May 1908)

The Not-At-All-At-Home Secretary, 1887. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
The Not-At-All-At-Home Secretary, 1887. The Home Secretary on the left is attempting to involve himself in a meeting being held in Trafalgar Square

The Two Voices, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Two Voices, 1887. One of Britains genuine unemployed walks away from a meeting that was supposed to have been a respectable debate on the plight of the unemployed

Law and Liberty, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Law and Liberty, 1880. Law and Liberty watch the unrest in Ireland. This relates to a conference, held on the 23rd October, at Dublin

Paris, France February 13, 1934 Some of the general strikers and protesters in Paris gathered at La Place Vendome

CHRISTABEL PANKHURST (1880-1958). English woman-suffrage advocate. Miss Pankhurst at Manchester, England, in January 1909 shortly after her release from Holloway Prison

Boston Tea Party, December 16, 1773. Lithograph, 1846, by Nathaniel Currier
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. Boston Tea Party, December 16, 1773. Lithograph, 1846, by Nathaniel Currier

Dion Diamond, a civil rights activist and student at Howard University in Washington, D. C
WASHINGTON D.C.: SIT-IN, 1960. Dion Diamond, a civil rights activist and student at Howard University in Washington, D.C. is surrounded by white youths during a sit-in demonstration at a drug store

Meanwhile back on the home front. To Lyndon Johnson, with Best Wishes. Cartoon by Gene Basset, 1965
VIETNAM WAR: CARTOON, 1965. ...Meanwhile back on the home front. To Lyndon Johnson, with Best Wishes. Cartoon by Gene Basset, 1965

THE BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. The earliest known American depiction of the event. Color engraving, 1789

Russian prisoners forced to work in Siberia, 1880s
Russian convicts returning at night from the mines in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

A tax collector tarred and feathered during the Whiskey Rebellion or Whiskey Insurrection of 1791 - 1794 when citizens rose up to protest a tax on alcoholic drinks which had been raised to offset

The Pillage Of The Luxury Wallpaper Factory, Owned By Jean-Baptiste R

London. Picadilly. Socialist agitation. February 8, 1886. En
Great Britain. London. Socialist agitation. Protesters encouraged to theft and looting in shops Picadilly during the meeting of the Socialist leader Burns in Trafalgar Square. February 8, 1886

LABOR STRIKE, 1912. Labor leader Elizabeth Gurley Flynn addressing striking textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1912. Oil over a photograph

WOMENs SUFFRAGE CARTOON. Make Way! : American cartoon comment by Laura Foster, 1912, on the progress of the womens suffrage movement

PANAMA CANAL CARTOON, 1912. Uncle Sams Canal. An Irish cartoon of 1912 on British protests against free tolls for American ships passing through the Panama Canal

LAWRENCE STRIKE, 1912. Children of striking textile workers wait at the train station at Lawrence, Massachusetts, Jan.-March 1912

Destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, 19th century
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. Destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, 19th century

Pulling down the statue of George III in New York after the reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
GEORGE III STATUE, 1776. Pulling down the statue of George III in New York after the reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Wood engraving, 19th century

The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774
TARRING & FEATHERING, 1773. The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

Protesters in New York pull down the statue of King George III after reading the Declaration of Independence
GEORGE III STATUE, 1776. Protesters in New York pull down the statue of King George III after reading the Declaration of Independence, 9th July 1776. Wood engraving, American, c1850

BLACK PANTHERS, 1967. Armed Black Panthers on the steps of the California state capitol, protesting a bill banning the carrying of loaded firearms, 2 May 1967

STAMP ACT FIGHT, 1766. A fracas between New Yorkers and British soldiers in 1766. The Americans had restored a Liberty Pole cut down by the redcoats. Wood engraving after Felix O.C. Darley (1821-188)

BOSTON: STAMP ACT, 1765. Sons of Liberty marching with an effigy of a stamp master to protest the Stamp Act in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1765. Wood engraving, 19th century

BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, 19th century

SUFFRAGE PARADE, 1913. Writer, socialite, and R. M. S. Titanic survivor Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee on horseback
SUFFRAGE PARADE, 1913. Writer, socialite, and R.M.S. Titanic survivor Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee on horseback at the head of the womens suffrage parade at Washington, D.C. 3 March 1913

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Throughout history, protesters have taken a stand against injustice, fighting for their rights and beliefs. In 1936, unemployed coal miners gathered in Jarrow, England to demonstrate their plight and demand better working conditions. Their unified voices echoed through the streets as they sought justice. In the 1700s, Carolina colonists refused to pay taxes imposed upon them, standing up against unfair policies. Their defiance showcased their determination to protect their freedoms and resist oppressive measures. During World War I, American suffragists like playwright Mercedes de Acosta and her sister bravely protested for women's right to vote. They understood that gender should not hinder one's ability to participate in democracy and fought tirelessly for equality. Centuries earlier, Lady Godiva emerged as an iconic protester in the 11th century. As an Anglo-Saxon gentlewoman and patron of the arts, she fearlessly rode nude on a horse through Coventry to protest excessive taxation imposed by her husband Leofric. Her bold act symbolized resistance against unjust practices. In Monroe, North Carolina in August 1961, integration protests erupted as individuals demanded equal rights for all races. The photograph captured during this tumultuous time serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for racial equality. The New York City Draft Riots of 1863 saw mobs wreak havoc on First Avenue while sacking Brooks Brothers clothing store. This violent uprising reflected deep-seated frustrations with conscription during the Civil War. The Haymarket Square mass meeting held in Chicago on May 4th, 1886 was marked by both English and German handbills calling people together. This gathering became infamous due to its tragic turn when violence broke out between police officers and protesters advocating for workers' rights. Religious tensions flared up during Belfast riots in Ulster back in August 1872 when Orangemen attacked a Catholic procession. These clashes highlighted sectarian divisions within society that persisted throughout history.