protester

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"People will win in the end. No authoritarian government can stand up to a united people -- and we are united," said another protester, 59-year-old chemist Irakli Nanadze.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Take Back Power shared footage on social media of the incident, which showed one protester slamming a large foil tray of crumble at the glass.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Veteran protester Bert Voorhees, 70, says democracy is on the line and it’s time to march.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

And in a surreal scene, Sheehy joined Capitol Police to help forcibly eject a protester who was disrupting an Armed Services Committee hearing.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

Dr. King made it clear that any protester confronted with violence by police or the Klan was to respond with nonviolence.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry