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Casualties. Arrested. 12,000. The 1971 May Day protests were a series of large-scale civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., in protest against the United States' participation in the Vietnam War. The protests began on Monday morning, May 3 and ended on May 5. Over 12,000 people were arrested, the largest mass arrest in U.S. history. [ 1]
Category. v. t. e. During their medal ceremony in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City on October 16, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, each raised a black-gloved fist during the playing of the US national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". While on the podium, Smith and Carlos, who had won gold and bronze medals ...
Part of the broader riots that affected at least 110 U.S. cities, those in Washington, D.C.—along with those in Chicago and in Baltimore —were among those with the greatest numbers of participants. President Lyndon B. Johnson called in the National Guard to the city on April 5, 1968, to assist the police department in quelling the unrest.
The end result of the controversy was a "prayerful procession" held at a parking lot outside Dodger Stadium before the Pride Night game, which ended up shutting down the main gate into the stadium ...
Protest at 14th and U Street NW on May 29. The White House was on lockdown the night of May 29 in response to protests reaching the gates. [2] The protests began at 7:00 p.m. By 8:30 p.m., the White House lockdown was lifted as demonstrators began to leave. At 10:00 p.m., the protesters returned, however by 3:30 am Saturday they were more subdued.
Dodger Stadium on August 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
UPDATE 7 a.m. On Wednesday, FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick was in downtown Washington: - A much bigger police presence. - Bicycle racks surrounding the U.S. Capitol.
Protest against the passage of California Proposition 8. 2009 – January 10, ANSWER Coalition protest against Israeli bombing of civilians of Gaza. 2009 – March 19, Funk the War 7. Sponsored by the DC chapter of Students for a Democratic Society. 2009 – March 21, March 21, 2009 anti-war protest. A march on the Pentagon and Crystal City ...