Short answers, pulled from the story.
Protest is defined as a public act of objection, disapproval, or dissent against political advantage. It evolves from individual statements to mass political demonstrations that can shake the foundations of empires.
Mohandas Gandhi led the Salt March protest on the 12th of April 1930. This 240-mile walk to the Arabian Sea involved collecting salt to defy British colonial laws.
The Children's Crusade protest took place in the spring of 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama. Thousands of children and teenagers marched to demand an end to segregation, facing fire hoses and police dogs from the police.
The Stonewall Riots protest occurred on the 28th of June 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Spontaneous demonstrations by the LGBTQ+ community followed a police raid and lasted for several days.
The Arab Spring protest began in the winter of 2011 in Tunisia when Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire. This act of protest against government corruption and oppression quickly spread to other countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Black Lives Matter protests were sparked on the 25th of May 2020 by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. These protests spread across the country and around the world to demand an end to police brutality and systemic racism.