Protest Collection

Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution, 1789
Third Estate pledging solidarity to write a constitution, known as the Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Couder

Carolina colonist refusing to pay taxes, 1700s
Tax-collector beaten off by an angry Carolina colonist. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

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" Liberty Leading the People" by Eugene Delacroix. Printed halftone reproduction of a 19th century painting

Bacons Rebellion in Jamestown, 1676
Nathaniel Bacon confronting Governor Berkeley, Virginia, 1676. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Dynamite bomb exploding among police ranks during the Haymarket Square riot in Chicago, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Wendell Phillips urging abolition of slavery
Wendell Phillips speaking against slavery on Boston Common, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bacons Rebellion in colonial Virginia
Nathaniel Bacon confronting Governor Berkeley in Jamestown, 1676. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Great Railroad Strike workers blockade the locomotive engines at Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1877. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521
Martin Luther on trial before Cardinal Cajetanus, Diet of Worms, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Labor strike, late 1800s
Striking workers on parade in the U.S. late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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" Unite or Die" snake cartoon, a plea for American colonies opposition to British policies, 1750s. Hand-colored woodcut of an 18th century illustration

Fall of the Bastille in the French Revolution
Capture of the Bastille, French Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Paris streets under mob rule during the French Revolution
Radicals patrolling the streets of Paris during the French Revolution, 1790s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Citizens in control of the royal palace, French Revolution
Victory celebration by the populace at the royal palace in Paris, French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Weapons taken from the Hotel des Invalides, French Revolution
Revolutionaries seizing weapons at Les Invalides before storming the Bastille, French Revolution, 1789. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Opium Wars in China, 1800s
Chinese rioters burning British warehouses during the Second Opium War, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Serbian rebellion against Ottoman Empire, 1804
Black George rousing his fellow Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, 1804. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

End of Bacons Rebellion, Virginia, 1676
Nathaniel Bacons submission to Governor Berkeley, colonial Virginia, 1676. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Bacons Rebellion in Jamestown, Virginia, 1676
Governor Berkeley facing angry colonists during Bacons Rebellion in Jamestown, 1676. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British soldiers kill four civilian protesters in the Boston Massacre, 1770. Hand colored engraving of a painting by Alonso Chappel

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British troops entering Boston to enforce taxation and other legislation before the American Revolution Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British soldiers plundering an American colonists home under the Quartering Act, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boston Tea Party looter ridiculed
Sons of Liberty penalize a tea looter after Boston Tea Party by nailing his coat to a post, 1773. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jamestown burning during Bacons Rebellion
Bacons rebels burning Jamestown, Virginia, 1676. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Martin Luther defending his views at the Diet of Worms, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Parade of working men on strike for an eight-hour work day in New York City, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Suffragettes in New York City, 1911
Womens suffrage march on Fifth Avenue in New York, 1911. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Suffragettes in New York City, 1912
Suffragette marchers carrying portable speaker rostrums, New York City, 1912. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Communist demonstration broken up by New York police
Communist workers driven from a demonstration in Tompkins Square by mounted police, New York City, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Parisians liberating prisoners after storming the Bastille during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century French illustration

Election in Charleston, South Carolina, 1701
Unruly crowds during an election in Charleston, South Carolina, 1701. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Death of Delaunay, governor of the Bastille, at the hands of a mob during the French Revolution, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

French revolutionaries
Citizen soldiers of the French Revolution. Antique hand-colored print

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Rioters attack the Royal Palace during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

New York draft rioters murdering a black man, 1863
Hanging a black man on Clarkson Street during the New York draft riots, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

New York draft rioters burning a black orphanage, 1863
African-American orphanage destroyed in the New York draft riots, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

1848 uprising in Berlin
Uprising of the populace in Berlin, Germany, 1848. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a painting by von Wenzel

Opium Wars in China, 1800s
Chinese rioters burning British warehouses during the Second Opium War, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Capture of Nat Turner, leader of slave revolt in 1831. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Suffragette parade leaders in New York City, 1912
Suffragette parade marshals assembled in Washington Square, New York City, 1912. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Antislavery documents burned in South Carolina, 1830s
Pro-slavery bonfire of abolitionist literature in Charleston, South Carolina, 1830s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Protestors tar and feather a tax collector during the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania 1790s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Angry citizens capturing tax collectors during the Whiskey Rebellion 1790s after the new federal government was formed. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Colonials destroy British cargo of tea in Boston harbor, December 16, 1773, known as the Boston Tea Party. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonials defending the Liberty Pole
Defense of the Liberty Pole by colonial patriots in New York, 1760s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Boston Tea Party, a protest against British taxes before the American Revolution, 1773. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Colonial protestors emptying tea during the Boston tea party, 1773. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Sons of Liberty seizing weapons in New York City
Marinus Willett seizing British weapons for the Sons of Liberty in New York City, 1770s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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