Title: France's National Sport: Protesting - Frenchly
Headings: France’s National Sport: Protesting
France’s National Sport: Protesting
Content: Wait, didn’t the French Revolution already do that? Zut alors, much like cockroaches, those kings are hard to get rid of. The Paris Commune, 1871. Barricades, bayonets, the fight for women’s rights — this one had it all! You can practically hear Jean Valjean and the gang singing. The Popular Front, 1936. Strikes and demonstrations paralyzed the country for weeks but gave France the right to unionize, paid vacations, and the 40-hour workweek. May 1968. Massive student protests in Paris nearly brought down the government of Charles de Gaulle. And they had a groovy, 1960s hippie vibe.