Global Citizen, July 8, 2016 — by Meghan Werft and Julie Ngalle
From Gandhi’s Salt March to Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat, history shows how nonviolent action can spark profound political and social change. This piece highlights five landmark movements—the Salt March, the 1913 Suffrage Parade, the Delano Grape Boycott, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Estonia’s Singing Revolution—each proving that peaceful resistance can topple unjust systems, expand civil rights, and even win independence. Together, they serve as powerful reminders that sustained, nonviolent protest can achieve what violence cannot: lasting systemic change.
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