Title: 13 Peaceful Protests and Whether They Worked | Mental Floss
Headings: 13 Peaceful Protests and Whether They Worked
13 Peaceful Protests and Whether They Worked
1. Cherokee Indian Resistance to Forced Relocation (1838)
2. Gandhi’s Salt March (1930)
3. The White Rose Resistance (1942–1943)
4. The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956)
5. The Kent State Demonstrations (1970)
6. The Tree Sitters of Pureora (1978)
7. Tiananmen Square Protests (1989)
8. The Lust Lady Strike of San Francisco (1997)
9. The Singing Revolution (1986-1991)
10. Demonstration against Invading Iraq (2003)
11. The “Lactivists” at Applebee’s (2007)
12. The Wisconsin Teachers Strike (2011)
13. The Nuts of Jericho (2007)

Content: Cherokee Indian Resistance to Forced Relocation (1838)
Objective: Avoid having their land seized by the United States government
Method of Protest: Cherokees stood their ground, and made no preparations to move. Results: U.S. troops destroyed the homes and property of the resisting Cherokees, forcing them to move west on a journey that would leave approximately 4,000 dead from disease and starvation. Was the Protest a Success? No. The path the Cherokees took from their homes is still knows as the Trail of Tears. 2. Gandhi’s Salt March (1930)
Objective: