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Background imageProtesting Collection: MPs anti-apartheid demo

MPs anti-apartheid demo
Two Labour MPs Ms. Audrey Wise and Mr. Neil Kinnock take part in a demonstration against the trial of Nelson Mandela and apartheid in South Africa. The latter holds a placard reading free all S

Background imageProtesting Collection: Shell petrol boycott

Shell petrol boycott
A group of protesters stand outside a Shell garage holding placards calling for people to boycott Shell fuel due to the company's links with South Africa and apartheid. Date: c. 1988

Background imageProtesting Collection: London Street Placards South African Prime Ministers

London Street Placards South African Prime Ministers
london, street, placards, south, african, prime, ministers, presidents:, verwoerd, vorster, botha, de, klerk, 1989, anti, apartheid, demonstrators, demosntration, demonstrate, protest, protesters

Background imageProtesting Collection: Jeremy Corbyn and Tony Banks at anti-apartheid demo

Jeremy Corbyn and Tony Banks at anti-apartheid demo
Jeremy Corbyn MP and Tony Banks are pictured at an Anti-Apartheid Movement demonstration in London, holding up documents reading solidarity with South-African and Namibian miners

Background imageProtesting Collection: Nelson Mandela Freedom March

Nelson Mandela Freedom March
Demonstrators leaving Manchester as they take part in the Glasgow to London Nelson Mandela Freedom March of 1988. Children join in the demonstration

Background imageProtesting Collection: Demonstration supporting Nelson Mandela

Demonstration supporting Nelson Mandela
A crowd of demonstrators calling for the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. A large banner reads Mandela the world is with you'. Date: 1980s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Protesters at the South African embassy

Protesters at the South African embassy
Demonstrators from Lawyers Against Apartheid picketing outside the South African embassy in Trafalgar Square to protest against sixteen years of martial law in Namibia

Background imageProtesting Collection: Richard Attenborough greets Mandela marchers

Richard Attenborough greets Mandela marchers
In London, film-maker Richard Attenborough meets anti-apartheid demonstrators taking part in the Nelson Mandela Glasgow to London freedom march

Background imageProtesting Collection: Bertrand Russell with others on a CND campaign

Bertrand Russell with others on a CND campaign
Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic

Background imageProtesting Collection: Political demonstration against Margaret Thatcher

Political demonstration against Margaret Thatcher
A political demonstration against Margaret Thatcher, with photographs of her on display bearing the words Not Wanted, and another one saying Stop Thatcher Now

Background imageProtesting Collection: Jimmy Reid, Scottish trade unionist, journalist, etc

Jimmy Reid, Scottish trade unionist, journalist, etc
James "Jimmy" Reid (1932-2010), Scottish trade union activist, orator, politician and journalist. Seen here (centre) taking part in a street demonstration

Background imageProtesting Collection: Peter Hain, Labour politician, campaigning outside a bank

Peter Hain, Labour politician, campaigning outside a bank
Peter Gerald Hain (b 1950), British Labour politician, has served in various ministerial posts, including Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of State for Wales

Background imageProtesting Collection: On 13th November 1887 a demonstration organised by the Social Democratic Federation

On 13th November 1887 a demonstration organised by the Social Democratic Federation and the Irish National League in Trafalgar Square in London turned into a riot after police

Background imageProtesting Collection: Art students protest about Lord Leverhulme

Art students protest about Lord Leverhulme
Art students in London protest against Lord Leverhulme who had returned a portrait of himself by Augustus John to the artist with the head cut out

Background imageProtesting Collection: Proclamation against Sinn Fein in Dublin

Proclamation against Sinn Fein in Dublin. A group outside its headquarters in Harcourt Street

Background imageProtesting Collection: American anti-nuclear Ban the Bomb protestors - Germany

American anti-nuclear Ban the Bomb protestors - Germany
circa 1910s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Odessa - supporters of the Black Hundreds

Odessa - supporters of the Black Hundreds
The little father is with us : revolutionaries bearing the Tsars portrait through the streets of Odessa (in Ukraine). On the first publication of the Tsars manifesto promising liberty to Russia

Background imageProtesting Collection: No Popery Riots, London, 1780

No Popery Riots, London, 1780
No Popery Riots, London, 7 June 1780. 1780

Background imageProtesting Collection: Poster, The Poor Mans Burden

Poster, The Poor Mans Burden -- Lloyd Georges Budget on food, beer, tobacco and spirits. Date: circa 1909

Background imageProtesting Collection: Suffragettes protesting in Trafalgar Square

Suffragettes protesting in Trafalgar Square
Irish women protesting in Trafalgar Square Date: 1912

Background imageProtesting Collection: Speaker at an anti-nuclear demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London

Speaker at an anti-nuclear demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London. Date: late 1960s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Speakers at an anti-nuclear demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London

Speakers at an anti-nuclear demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, with several photographers alongside. A large banner behind them reads: Scrap Polaris. Date: late 1960s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Demonstration outside Gamages department store, Holborn, London

Demonstration outside Gamages department store, Holborn, London, with struggles between protesters and police. Date: late 1960s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Demonstration in London -- young protesters walking purposefully along a road

Demonstration in London -- young protesters walking purposefully along a road. Two of the banners belong to the Hyde Park Diggers, a land ownership campaigning group. Date: late 1960s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Anti-nuclear demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London. One placard reads: Scrap Polaris

Anti-nuclear demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London. One placard reads: Scrap Polaris, Build For Peace. The banner in the lower left belongs to the Hyde Park Diggers

Background imageProtesting Collection: Demonstration in London -- the man with his arms raised is probably Sid Rawle (1945-2010)

Demonstration in London -- the man with his arms raised is probably Sid Rawle (1945-2010), nicknamed King of the Hippies, founder of the Hyde Park Diggers

Background imageProtesting Collection: Demonstration in London -- the man on the left is probably Sid Rawle (1945-2010)

Demonstration in London -- the man on the left is probably Sid Rawle (1945-2010), nicknamed King of the Hippies, founder of the Hyde Park Diggers

Background imageProtesting Collection: Demonstration in London -- the man at the centre is probably Sid Rawle (1945-2010)

Demonstration in London -- the man at the centre is probably Sid Rawle (1945-2010), nicknamed King of the Hippies, founder of the Hyde Park Diggers

Background imageProtesting Collection: CND demonstration in London -- a crowd of people with banners. Date: late 1960s

CND demonstration in London -- a crowd of people with banners. Date: late 1960s

Background imageProtesting Collection: SUFFRAGETTE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

SUFFRAGETTE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
A protesting suffragette is forcibly removed from the railings of Buckingham Palace by policemen Date: 1914

Background imageProtesting Collection: Belfast march 1932

Belfast march 1932
Outdoor Relief workers and supporters march through Belfast on 4th October 1932. A Demonstration of relief workers on strike

Background imageProtesting Collection: Demonstration in Chesham Place, Belgravia, London

Demonstration in Chesham Place, Belgravia, London, with a struggle between protesters and police. Date: late 1960s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Student fees demonstration, Eastbourne

Student fees demonstration, Eastbourne
A woman takes time out from her shopping trip to read the placards and banners of a group of female students who are protesting in Eastbourne against a rise in student tuition fees. Date: 1960s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Miners demonstrating, Eastbourne, Sussex

Miners demonstrating, Eastbourne, Sussex
Miners demonstrating at Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: 1960s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Irish Police / Crowd Scene

Irish Police / Crowd Scene
Police in Ireland restrain a crowd who are protesting at the arrest of O Brien and Dillon at Loughrea. Date: 1887

Background imageProtesting Collection: Unemployment in Britain in 1903

Unemployment in Britain in 1903
Unemployed workers processing along the Strand, London - not a one-off event but a daily happening Date: February 1903

Background imageProtesting Collection: Cigar makers demonstraion in Havana

Cigar makers demonstraion in Havana
In Havana, Cuba, the cigar- makers demonstrate in protest against the mechanisation of their trade Date: 1928

Background imageProtesting Collection: Protest meeting for farmers, Salisbury, 1930

Protest meeting for farmers, Salisbury, 1930
Farmers protest meeting, Salisbury Date: 1930

Background imageProtesting Collection: Naval Ratings in Bombay (Mumbai) Riots

Naval Ratings in Bombay (Mumbai) Riots
1000 Naval Ratings in Bombay (Mumbai) riot on 19th February 1946 in protest against a cut in pay and allowances. Date: 1946

Background imageProtesting Collection: Anti-Germanism during WW1

Anti-Germanism during WW1
Examples of Anti-German action during the first years of the First World War; property being looted, Germans not being served in certain premises

Background imageProtesting Collection: Suffragette Mrs. Martel in Prison Cartoon

Suffragette Mrs. Martel in Prison Cartoon. Portrays Mrs. Nellie Martel (?1885-1940) in a prison cell, captioned, Suffering Suffragettes not to mention other folk in a speech on Oct 27th

Background imageProtesting Collection: Suffragette Societies Rally to the Cause

Suffragette Societies Rally to the Cause. Depicts women from various suffrage organisations protesting in front of Asquith

Background imageProtesting Collection: Suffragette Carried off by Policeman

Suffragette Carried off by Policeman. A Suffragette who is not the usual stereotype old maid, is held in the arms of a burly policeman

Background imageProtesting Collection: Food Protest in Hyde Park, WW1

Food Protest in Hyde Park, WW1
A crowd in Hyde Park, London, protesting about the high price of food and of profiteering during the First World War. Date: 1917

Background imageProtesting Collection: Great Food Demonstration on Embankment, London, WW1

Great Food Demonstration on Embankment, London, WW1
A procession organised by the National Union of Railwaymen who marched to Hyde Park in order to demonstrate against rising food prices during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageProtesting Collection: Suffragette disturbance at Royal Horse Show, 1914

Suffragette disturbance at Royal Horse Show, 1914
Scenes at the Royal Horse Show in June 1914, when two suffragettes made an attempt to appeal to the King. Larger picture shows Princess Mary, Lady Desborough, King George V, Queen Mary

Background imageProtesting Collection: Man protesting against playing of football during WW1

Man protesting against playing of football during WW1
Frederick Nicholas Charrington (a member of the brewing family) protesting against the playing of football during the First World War

Background imageProtesting Collection: A trade union rally in Hackney for the unemployed

A trade union rally in Hackney for the unemployed. London



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