Famous Protest Movements
Famous Protest Movements is a structured history dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Movement, Location, Era. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 7, 2026
Included fields: Movement, Location, Era, Leader/Symbol, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
No reliable range or grouping can be calculated from the loaded rows without interpreting the source data.
Useful for
- Comparing Movement, Location, and Era across history entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Movement↕ | Location↕ | Era↕ | Leader/Symbol↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
US Civil Rights Movement | United States | 1954-1968 | Martin Luther King Jr. | 'I Have a Dream' speech, Rosa Parks, March on Washington, ended legal segregation |
Suffragette Movement | UK / USA / worldwide | 1848-1920 | Emmeline Pankhurst | 'Deeds not words', hunger strikes, chained to railings, won women's right to vote |
Anti-Apartheid Movement | South Africa | 1948-1994 | Nelson Mandela | 27 years imprisoned, peaceful transition, Mandela became president, Desmond Tutu, truth and reconciliation |
Indian Independence Movement | India | 1857-1947 | Mahatma Gandhi | Nonviolent resistance (satyagraha), Salt March, 'Be the change', ended British colonial rule |
Arab Spring | Middle East / North Africa | 2010-2012 | Mohamed Bouazizi (catalyst) | Tunisian fruit vendor's self-immolation sparked revolution across 17+ countries, social media-fueled |
Solidarity (Solidarność) | Poland | 1980-1989 | Lech Wałęsa | Gdańsk shipyard strike, first free trade union in Soviet bloc, triggered fall of communism |
Tiananmen Square Protests | Beijing, China | 1989 | Tank Man (unknown) | Pro-democracy students, Tank Man image, military crackdown, still censored in China |
French Revolution | France | 1789-1799 | The People / Robespierre | Storming the Bastille, guillotine, 'Liberté, égalité, fraternité', ended monarchy (temporarily) |
Stonewall / LGBTQ+ Rights | New York, USA → global | 1969-present | Marsha P. Johnson | Stonewall Inn raid sparked riots, Pride parades worldwide, marriage equality, rainbow flag |
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests | Hong Kong | 2014, 2019-2020 | Umbrella symbol / Joshua Wong | Millions marched against extradition bill, 'Be Water' strategy, yellow umbrellas, global solidarity |
Velvet Revolution | Czechoslovakia | 1989 | Václav Havel | Peaceful overthrow of communism, jangling keys as protest, playwright became president |
Occupy Wall Street | New York → global | 2011-2012 | Guy Fawkes mask / 'We are the 99%' | Zuccotti Park occupation, income inequality awareness, '1% vs 99%' framing entered mainstream |
Iranian Revolution / Woman, Life, Freedom | Iran | 1979 / 2022-present | Mahsa Amini (2022 catalyst) | 1979: Shah overthrown. 2022: Mahsa Amini's death sparked 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protests |
Abolitionist Movement | USA / UK | 1830s-1865 | Frederick Douglass / Harriet Tubman | Underground Railroad, Douglass's speeches, ended slavery in US (13th Amendment), moral awakening |
Fridays for Future (Climate Strikes) | Global | 2018-present | Greta Thunberg | 15-year-old Swedish girl's school strike, 'How dare you' UN speech, millions of student strikers |
Black Lives Matter | United States → global | 2013-present | #BLM / Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi | George Floyd protests, police brutality awareness, largest protests in US history (2020), global solidarity marches |
#MeToo Movement | Hollywood → global | 2017-present | Tarana Burke (founder) / Alyssa Milano | Exposed Harvey Weinstein, sparked global reckoning on sexual harassment, toppled powerful figures across industries |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Protest Movements organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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