10 Political Protests That Changed The World

<p>Iran’s capital of Tehran is currently mired in political protests over its recent and disputed presidential election. Most of the demonstrators are gathered in the hopes of forcing a vote recount, and they may well get it, if history is any indication.</p><p>Political protests &mdash; both violent, peaceful and downright strange &mdash; have a rich past, with varied degrees of success in accomplishing what they originally set out to do.</p><p>The following historically significant political protests include a decisive event in the Civil Rights movement, two <a href=”https://globalgrind.com/”s</strong&gt; <strong>National Day of Protest</strong><br /> Nelson Mandela’s ANC party organized this anti-apartheid work stoppage in 1950, in retaliation for a new bill effectively allowing the government to investigate any political party or organization. On June 26, hundreds of thousands of South Africans participated in the "Stay at Home," a tactic that was used several times in the next decade. June 26 was celebrated as National Freedom Day in South Africa until 1994.<br /> <br /> <strong>March on Washington</strong><br /> Martin Luther King’s historic "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered during this August 1963 rally to promote racial equality in the United States. More than 200,000 demonstrators gathered peacefully at the L