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Demonstrations
 Websites presented in alphabetical order A Chronology of "May '68" 
 Principal dates and events related to the student protests in France in May 1968, during which Sorbonne students were involved in riots in the Latin Quarter in Paris, and which included strikes throughout France. From Metropole Paris, "a weekly online magazine about Paris." http://www.metropoleparis.com/1998/318/chron318.html Topics: Activism, History By Place Last updated Mar 21, 2006 February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens film about four college students who, in 1960, "began a sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter in a small city in North Carolina. The act of simply sitting down to order food in a restaurant that refused service to anyone but whites is now widely regarded as one of the pivotal moments in the American Civil Rights Movement." Features biographies, photos, related links, and lesson plans. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/februaryone/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Lesson Plans, Photograph Collections: History, Social Issues Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Greensboro Sit-Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement
Presents hours of audio clips, articles, and photographs about the Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins that started February 1960. Covers the young black men who sat at a whites-only lunch counter in a Woolworth store, a timeline, and news articles, a video clip of the unveiling of the statue honoring the occasion, and links to other civil rights sites. A project of the News & Record newspaper, which supplied much of the content, and the Greensboro Public Library. http://www.sitins.com/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Photograph Collections: History, Social Issues Last updated Feb 3, 2005 Hidden Truths: Bloody Sunday 1972
An exhibit of 16 photographs of Bloody Sunday, when British Army soldiers shot and killed 13 civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Ireland, on January 30, 1972. "Some of the later images are particularly graphic. Discretion is advised." Includes an essay, a glossary, and related sites. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/hidden/default.html Topics: Activism, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography, Social Issues Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Million Man March
Small collection of photos from an October 16, 1995, event in which "African-American men from across the country gathered on Washington's National Mall ... for a massive Million Man March advocating 'unity, atonement and brotherhood.'... Organized by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the march also drew participants from other churches, as well as many schools and social organizations." Part of a Smithsonian Institution program to document events on the National Mall. http://photo2.si.edu/mmm/mmm.html Topics: Activism, Black Resources Last updated Oct 9, 2006 Paris, May '68: Icôns de la Révolution/Icons of the Revolution
Images of approximately twenty posters from the student protests and related strikes in France in the spring of 1968. Includes translations of poster text. From the Victoria University Library, University of Toronto. http://library.vicu.utoronto.ca/exhibitions/posters/ Topics: Activism, History By Place Last updated Mar 22, 2006 Q & A: French Labor Law Row
Background about the cause of the March 2006 student protests in France. The article explains that the students demonstrated against "the law creating the First Employment Contract (Contrat Premiere Embauche or CPE) ... which will come into effect in April [2006]. The CPE is new work contract for under-26s with a two-year trial period." Includes links to related news articles, which, in turn, link to primary material in French. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4816306.stm Topics: Activism, Labor Last updated Mar 21, 2006 The Salt March
This site was established to commemorate the 75th anniversary (in 2005) of the 1930 Salt March in which Mohandas K. Gandhi and marchers walked 241 miles in 24 days to a place to make salt to protest against the British salt tax in Colonial India. Features photos, video clips, and facts about the march. Also includes material about the 2005 march reenactment. From the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation, founded by a great-grandson of Gandhi. http://www.saltmarch.org.in Topics: Activism, History By Place Last updated Mar 7, 2007 The War Within: Dissent During Crisis in America
This exhibit "examines issues of war, peace, dissent and dialogue during critical periods in the 20th century when free speech and civil liberties were threatened." It features works by artists and almost 75 digitized items (from books, pamphlets, newspapers, handbills, and other materials) accompanied by essays on conscientious objectors and Japanese-American internment during World War II, McCarthyism during the Cold War, and Vietnam War protests. From University of California, Irvine, Libraries. http://www.lib.uci.edu/about/publications/exhibits/warwithin/index.php Topics: Activism, Social Issues, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 21, 2009 World Trade Organization Protests in Seattle
Presents information about the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference held in Seattle in 1999. The conference "inspired one of the largest political protests ever seen in Seattle." The site features scanned original documents such as letters, flyers, and situation reports; photographs; and a bibliography. From the Seattle Municipal Archives. http://www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Exhibits/WTO/ Topics: Activism, International Trade Last updated Aug 21, 2008 WTO History Project
"The WTO History Project is largely and primarily a response to the momentous protests that took place on November 29-December 3, 1999 in Seattle" during the World Trade Organization meetings. Includes historical narratives, interviews, and a timeline. http://depts.washington.edu/wtohist/ Topics: Activism, International Trade Last updated Sep 17, 2003 |
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