View a gallery of 27 photos, many of which were never published in LIFE magazine at the time, from a series of protests and sit-ins in Petersburg, Virginia, in May 1960. These photos also capture some of the unusual training methods that...

Find photographs of many of the sit-ins at lunch counters in stores in the South to protest "whites only" laws. Each photo has information about the sit-ins and the results.

Illustrated story explores the tragic event that took place in South Africa in 1960 when police opened fire on a "peaceful" protest against the pass laws thus becoming known as the Sharpeville Massacre.

Photographic essay documents the May Events, a period of civil unrest and volatility across France marked by demonstrations, riots, strikes, and protests.

The 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession through Washington, DC completely changed the way protests were viewed and carried out by the American public.

Numerous collections of cartoons, buttons, posters, murals, photographs, and similar artifacts, all pertaining to history of American labor, especially its drive to organize and its history of protest. Stretches back to the earliest days...

Find a collection of photographs from the Library of Congress that show the militant tactics of the National Woman's Party in its support of woman's suffrage. In addition to the photographs, there are articles about this branch of the...

Photographs and news stories highlight the social change and protest that occurred during the Civil Rights movement in the San Francisco Bay area from 1960-1965.

An image from the 2007 protests in Colombia

Color photograph of a protest against illegal immigration reform in Alabama.

In 1960, four students at North Carolina A&T University decided to protest segregation laws by staging a sit-in at the Woolworth store lunch counter. Their action sparked a nation-wide protest by students that spread from just...

Martin Luther, leading activist in the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century because of his disagreement with the practices of the Catholic church of the era, is featured in this PowerPoint presentation.

This interesting list shows how the sit-in movement spread in just three months across the South. Students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities encouraged the non-violent actions to protest segregation.

This image depicts an anti-communist protester kicking the shield of a security officer after hearing of the Communist victory in the 2009 Moldovan Presidential Elections.

Colored map that illustrates the religious situation in Europe at the end of the Protestant Reformation.

An image of "Interior of a Protestant Gothic Church", created by Emanuel De Witte in 1668 (Oil on canvas, 79 x 112 cm).

An image of "Interior of a Protestant Gothic Church", created by Emanuel De Witte in 1669 (Oil on panel, 45 x 34 cm).

An image of "Interior of a Protestant Gothic Church", created by Emanuel De Witte in 1669 (Oil on panel, 45 x 34 cm).

An image of "A Protestant Allegory", created by Girolamo Da Treviso the Younger from 1542-44 (Oil on panel, 68 x 84,4 cm).

This ibiblio.org site gives the six-year history of this college based group that supported the civil rights movement and tells of its nonviolent philosophy.

Art of the Baroque period of the 17th century embodied a dynamic energy that mirrored the restless spirit of its age. In painting, dramatic images of faith driven by the Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation contrast with lively...

Photographic exhibit showcases the Soweto Riots, a series of protests against the instruction of Afrikaans as a language in local schools.

View works created by eight artists in response to war and its consequences.

A presentation covering the history of the Vietnam War beginning with the war for independence from France when it was a French colony. Covers the Geneva Accord and the war between the North and the South and how America became involved....