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SACCO & VANZETTI, 1927. Riot police guards breaking up a picket line outside of the courthouse in Dedham, Massachusetts, during the trial of Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti

ENGLAND: 1926 STRIKE. A food convoy moves through the streets of London during the general strike of May 3-12, 1926

RUSSIA: REVOLUTION OF 1905. Cossacks riding down unarmed factory workers who had marched to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to petition the Czar, 22 January 1905. Contemporary illustration

JACOB COXEY, 1894. Coxey (right) with his followers Columbus Jones (left) and Carl Browne leaving the Washington, D.C. district jail on 10 June 1894 after serving twenty days for trespassing

MOHANDAS GANDHI (1869-1948). Indian nationalist and spiritual leader. Gandhi with his secretary Mahadev Desai in a bungalow in Madras, India, in 1921. Contemporary drawing

PULLMAN STRIKE, 1894. The end of the Pullman Company strike. The first meat train leaving the Chicago stockyards with a U.S. Cavalry escort on July 10, 1894

PULLMAN STRIKE, 1894. Chicago police trying to quell a mob of rioting workers to allow a train to pass on the tracks near Forty-Third Street, during the Pullman strike, July 1894

PULLMAN STRIKE, 1894. Freight cars burning at the Illinois Central Railroad yards in Kensington, near Chicago, after being set afire by rioting workers during the Pullman strike, 6 July 1894

PULLMAN STRIKE, 1894. Illinois National Guardsmen firing on Pullman Company strikers in Chicago, 7 July 1894. Illustration from a contemporary American newspaper

Right of Way
BAL59375 Right of Way by Ritchie, John (fl.1858-75); Haynes Fine Art at the Bindery Galleries, Broadway; (add.info.: Movement for Open Spaces, 1860s and 1870 s; ); English, out of copyright

Sir Edward Carson at a South Londonderry Unionist march (b / w photo)
XJF391536 Sir Edward Carson at a South Londonderry Unionist march (b/w photo) by Irish Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Edward Carson (1854-1935) barrister

Disturbances in Connection with the Popish Plot (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF119872 Disturbances in Connection with the Popish Plot (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Feargus O Connor (1794-1855) Irish Chartist leader (engraving) (b / w
XJF107402 Portrait of Feargus O Connor (1794-1855) Irish Chartist leader (engraving) (b/w photo) by Irish School, (19th century); Private Collection; Irish, out of copyright

STREETCAR STRIKE, 1889. Police beating protesters on Sixth Avenue, during a streetcar strike in New York City, January 1889. Contemporary American engraving

BERLIN: PROTEST, 1919. Popular demonstration against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles at Berlin, Germany. Photographed June 1919

GERMANY: WEAVERS, 1844. March of the Weavers. Dismissed Silesian weavers march on the homes of the mill owners in 1844. Etching, 1897, by Kathe Kollwitz

SANS-CULOTTES PARADE, 1793. Sans-culottes parade through Paris ridiculing Christianity and the Church. Contemporary watercolor, 1793

GERMANY: RALLY, 1817. Students demanding German unification burn books at the festival at Wartburg, Germany, 18 October 1817

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1905. Strikers outside of the governments Putiloff Ironworks at St. Petersburg, Russia, January 1905. Illustration from a contemporary English newspaper

RUSSIA: BLOODY SUNDAY, 1905. Still from the 1925 film Devyatoe yanvarya, a reenactment of troops (at bottom) firing on unarmed factory workers who had marched to the Winter Palace in St

GERMANY: KAPP PUTSCH, 1920. Demonstration in the Potsdamerplatz, Berlin, Germany, March 1920

LADY GODIVA, 11th CENTURY. Wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. Anglo-Saxon gentlewoman, patron of the arts, equestrienne, and tax protester. Mezzotint, c1874

BARBARA FRIETSCHIE (1766-1862). American patriot. Mrs. Barbara Frietschie waving the Union flag above General Stonewall Jackson and his Confederate troops as they marched through Frederick, Maryland

COXEYs ARMY, 1894. Coxeys Army under way from Massillon, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. in April 1894: oil over a photograph

JACOB COXEY, 1894. Coxey (right) with his followers Columbus Jones (left) and Carl Browne leaving the Washington, D.C. district jail on 10 June 1894 after serving twenty days for trespassing

COXEYs ARMY, 1894. Coxeys Army on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. Photographed in 1894

COXEYs ARMY, 1894. Coxeys Army enters Washington, D. C. Carl Browne (standing center)
COXEYs ARMY, 1894. Coxeys Army enters Washington, D.C. Carl Browne (standing center) and part of the army is shown on a barge at a lock in the Chesapeake & Ohio canal

WOMENs RIGHTS: DERBY 1913. Crowd rushing onto the scene at the Epsom Derby moments after militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison threw herself before the Kings horse, 4 June 1913

WOMENs RIGHTS: DERBY 1913. The scene at the Epsom Derby moments before militant
WOMENs RIGHTS: DERBY 1913. The scene at the Epsom Derby moments after militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison threw herself before the Kings horse, 4 June 1913

SUFFRAGETTE PARADE, 1908. Daisy Dugdale bears the standard in a procession at London, 22 December 1908, celebrating the release of Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst from Holloway Gaol

SUFFRAGETTE, 1913. The English militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison, who died of injuries sustained at the race for the Derby of 4 June 1913 when she threw herself under the Kings horse

DC: PEACE PROTEST, 1917. Pacifists marching in front of The White House, 3 April 1917

CARTOON: COXEY ARMY, 1894. The Original Coxey Army : an 1894 cartoon by W. A. Rogers showing Andrew Carnegie and other wealthy industrialists marching on the U.S

STRIKING COAL MINERS, 1871. Striking coal miners writing threats to blackleg strikebreakers near Scranton, Pennsylvania. Wood engraving, American, 1871

NEW YORK CITY: STRIKE, 1910. Two garment workers on a picket line during a garment worker strike in New York City, 1910

STREETCAR STRIKE, c1915. A streetcar strike parade through Union Square in New York City. Photograph, c1915

SHIRTWAIST STRIKE OF 1909. Women workers of shirtwaist factories on strike in New York City. Photograph, 1909

GARMENT WORKER STRIKE. Garment workers on strike in New York City. Photograph, July 1915

LABOR DAY PARADE, 1913. Women union workers and child labor protesters marching in an American Labor Day parade, 1913

NEW YORK: MAY DAY, 1913. A crowd of marchers gathered in Union Square in New York City on May Day, 1913

NEW YORK CITY: STRIKE, 1910. Two women strikers on a picket line during a garment worker strike in New York City, 1910

LABOR DEMONSTRATION, 1914. Demonstration by the Industrial Workers of the World in New York City, 11 April 1914

LAWRENCE STRIKE, 1912. Parade of striking workers of the American Woolen Company at Lawrence, Massachusetts, January 1912

HAYMARKET HANDBILL, 1886. Handbill in English and in German calling the mass meeting at Haymarket Square, Chicago, Illinois, 4 May 1886

PULLMAN STRIKE, 1894. Illinois National Guardsmen firing on Pullman Company strikers in Chicago, 7 July 1894. Illustration from a contemporary American newspaper

PULLMAN STRIKE, 1894. Armed marshals deputies accompanying an engine and car out of the rail yards at Blue Island, near Chicago, Illinois, amid a sea of striking Pullman workers, 2 July 1894

PULLMAN STRIKE, 1894. Chicago police trying to quell a mob of rioting workers to allow a train to pass on the tracks near Forty-Third Street, during the Pullman strike, July 1894

PULLMAN STRIKE, 1894. Freight cars burning at the Illinois Central Railroad yards in Kensington, near Chicago, after being set afire by rioting workers during the Pullman strike, 6 July 1894

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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.