The Evolution Of Protests

Evolution Of Protests There are tons of protests that have been happening way back as far a people can remember. The point of the protests are for people to express how they feel about a certain topic and what they want to do about that situation. A protest can be held for practically anything. Most protests tend to occur while a war is happening or after a big or tragic event. The protest are held in hope that there will be a change and that the people will get what they think they deserve. There are many little parts that tie into protests. One of the little parts that can tie into the protest is racism. Back in the 1960’s and 1970’s there were many protests that were held. Many of the protests that occurred, were unsuccessful and the people

There are also still many protest, both big and small, being held today. The protests that are held today are making way more of an impact on our society than it did back in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Protests back in the 1960’s and 1970’s and protests during today’s time have a lot of similarities. They are have a lot of differences. The protests that are held today tend to be a lot bigger and have a way bigger impact on today’s society compared the the protests in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Racism is also a big part of both the protests back in the day and protests in today’s time. The sizes of the protests also shows how the protests in the 1960’s and 1970’s are different and less effective than the protests in today’s society. Some of the topics of protests in the 1960’s and 1970’s are still being protested about in our society today. Modern day protests are more effective than protests in the 1960’s and 1970’s due to size, influence on social media, and what the main

During the Vietnam War, there were tons of protests that were being held by the citizens. “President Richard Nixon announces that U.S. and South Vietnamese forces will attack military targets in Cambodia. In light of this and the May 4 attack on Kent State University by Ohio National Guardsmen, UWM groups join others nationwide in calling for a student strike and campus walkout” (University of Wisconsin Libraries). While this war was going down, many of the students were not happy and decided to hold a protest and have a school walkout. “Over 3,000 protesters, including speakers from Students for a Democratic Society, union leaders, activist groups, and professors, gather in front of Mitchell Hall for a rally and strike action. From the Mitchell Hall lawn, the crowd moves to block access to the Union and otherwise disrupt campus activity. Several hundred students occupy the library and university power plant, leading to their closure” (University of Wisconsin Libraries). As there way of protesting the attack on the military targets, the students a professors had decided to cause a riot on the campus. This riot/protest that was held had a very little effect and the students and professors were not happy with the results on how their strike out went. In result of the people not being satisfied with how their protest turned out, they became to go and smash windows in the library to show how they felt and to