today we're taking a look at the largest protest movements the United States has seen in its
history protests are as American as mullets and apple pie there isn't a year that goes by without
some group jumping up and claiming some sort of Injustice is going on and they want it to stop
a majority of the protest movements we've had over the years are legit things and people have
an understandable acts to grind you may not agree with them but most have at least an understandable
position occasionally you'll have people taking a stance on things that make you scratch your
head years back I saw two gentlemen protesting breastfeeding of all things they wanted it to
stop not just like breastfeeding in public that wasn't their ax to grind they wanted it stopped
completely like women had to stop breastfeeding their kids like they've been doing since the
dawn of man they were willing to talk to me which was their first mistake they didn't want
to talk to me after I said what if your mom is Anna Nicole Smith are we still a hard no
or is there a little wiggle room that question actually made protesters leave the corner they
were on and moved do another corner it is very rare that any protest creates immediate change
more often than not they just bring attention to something which can be seen as a win for a
legit reason sometimes bringing attention to something backfires Married with Children the
TV show was about to be canceled and then a bunch of moms boycotted Fox and it gained an audience
everyone wanted to see what the hubbub was that show lasted 11 Seasons but today's video is just
on the biggest protest movements the United States has ever seen got it get it good let's take a look
number 10 the prohibition movement the prohibition movement was a campaign in the United States
that sought to ban the sale manufacture and transportation of alcohol it began in the late
19th century and gained momentum in the early 20th century finally ending with the passage of
the 18th Amendment to the U.S Constitution in 1919 which brought on prohibition the movement was led
by a coalition of different groups Temperance Advocates religious groups and progressive
reformers who believe by getting rid of alcohol would get rid of all of society's woes your poor
quit drinking alcohol you're out committing crimes quit drinking alcohol got dandruff quit
drinking alcohol domestic violence well no that one's actually pretty legit anyway they argued
that banning alcohol would improve health reduce crime and promote moral values the only things
it really did was increase crime corruption and gave rise to organized crime in the United States
people were making alcohol in their bathtubs and making a fortune selling It ultimately prohibition
was repeal in 1933 due to the widespread public dissatisfaction with its consequences
number nine the anti-war movement in the 1960s and 70s this is also the Vietnam War protests they
were different but they kind of blended into each other the anti-war movement in the 1960s and 70s
was a significant social and political movement that emerged in response to the United States
involvement in Vietnam again this movement was composed of a diverse range of individuals and
groups including students peace activists civil rights organizations rich and poor people veterans
hippies they all came together and demanded an end to the war this in my opinion was one of the
most successful protest movements that we've had in the United States protests and demonstrations
were a key feature to the anti-war movement with many taking place on college campuses and in major
cities across the country these of course if you've ever watched any clips from them were
usually met with violence from the police and the National Guard at Kent State in 1970 the National
Guard started shooting up unarmed students too so it was a rough time in the United States
anyone watching this probably has an idea what I'm talking about it was ugly the movement was fueled
by a growing disillusionment with the government's handling of the war and the impact it was having
on both American soldiers and the Vietnamese people critics argued the war was costly unjust
and ultimately unwinnable the only good thing that came out of the Vietnam War was some incredible
music and the Vietnam and anti-war protests really showed that a protest can actually change things
number eight the hashtag never again movement for gun control this one was also known as March for
our lives movement also never again MSD which stood for Marjory Stoneman Douglas this was
an American student-led political action committee for gun control and advocates
for tighter regulations to prevent gun violence it all started after a Valentine's Day incident
that happened in 2018. I call it an incident we all know what it is but the algorithm picks up
on the wrong words and I get demonetized I'm not taking anything away from their movement
that's not my intent I just like people to see my videos but the organization was also known
by the Twitter hashtag never again and enough is enough this one's still going on and you'll
hear things about them spring up every now and then most the kids in it seem to have moved on
to college and things like that you know the original kids that started this movement but
uh it still pops up and you'll still see people representing this organization at
different you know government functions this one didn't last that long but it was everywhere
number seven Occupy Wall Street the Occupy Wall Street movement was a social and political
movement that began in September of 2011. in New York City's Wall Street Financial District
it aimed to draw attention to the economic inequality and corporate greed and the
influence that money had on politics protesters called themselves the 99 this is kind of a play
off the estimate that one percent of the people have like 75 percent of the wealth or whatever
it is it changes all the time I've heard all kinds of different numbers on that but it is
something around one percent of the Earth's population has 75 percent of the wealth or
something around that anyway the 99 percent camped out at parks and other public spaces
to engage in a variety of peaceful demonstrations and acts of Civil Disobedience now this one got
big the movement quickly gained National and international attention with similar protests
and occupations springing up in cities across the United States and really across the world
the movement really just wanted less money in politics and for billionaires and giant
corporations to pay their fair share taxes and they wanted more regulations on the financial
industry we were kind of going through that right now they lifted some regulations and now some
banks are failing because they got a little too risky all these protests and all these movements
they all have some legitimacy and they have some serious gripes I think Occupy Wall Street had
some fine points and requests the problem is they've always wanted to go a little too far
number six the environmental movement 1960s to present the environmental movement is a
broad social and political movement that aims to protect and preserve the natural environment and
its resources the movement arose in the mid 20th century around 1960 or so like I'd said and it
was in response to pollution and the impact of human activities on the planet yeah it didn't
start with Al Gore if you're old enough I'm sure you'll remember that Indian crying on the beach
that was easily one of the best advertisements ever everyone has that ingrained in their head
if you're too young to know what I'm talking about imagine this it was you know you're
watching Saturday morning cartoons and all sudden there's a an American Indian paddling up a river
and he's wearing the whole you know old school Indian outfit feathers and all and he comes up
onto a beach and it's just littered with soda bottles and paper cardboard boxes and all that
stuff and the last scene of this commercial is just him crying like look what you've done to
our Our Land very impactful commercial I don't know if crying Indian is what got Al Gore on
the environmental train but he's kind of been the leading guy for it for some time now he did
that documentary The Inconvenient Truth which I know there's argument there's a lot of holes in
his theories and his facts but the reality is some of it was true and if 10 of it was true
it's not good anyway the environmental movement encompasses a wide range of organizations and
individuals who work to raise awareness about environmental issues the environmentalists
May focus on issues such as climate change deforestation air and water pollution wildlife
conservation and sustainable agriculture that's a big one sustainable agriculture
number five the black lives matter movement 2013 to present now this one's gonna get the comment
section going I promise you this one was huge it was all over the press and it's still fresh in
our minds they haven't gone anywhere they're just not getting as much press as they did
after the death of George Floyd anyway the black lives matter movement is a social and political
movement that aims to bring attention to and fight against systemic racism and violence against black
people in the United States I guess everywhere the movement was founded in 2013 by three black women
Alicia Garza Patrice cullers and Opel tometti I hope I pronounced those names properly this one
was started in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman he's the man that shot the teenager
Trayvon Martin since the founding the movement has grown and gained International recognition through
its use of protest demonstrations and social media campaigns to draw attention to police
brutality mass incarceration and other forms of systemic oppression faced by black people
number four women's Liberation movement 1960s and 70s the women's Liberation movement of the 1970s
is also known the second wave of feminism it was a social and political movement aimed at achieving
equal rights and opportunities for women back in the 70s every comedian just called it women's lib
and I think pretty much that was the mainstream name for it women's lib I saw old Johnny Carson
things where he's talking to people and asking them you know are you one of those women libbers
these days asking a question like that he'd be run off the air anyway the women's Liberation
movement emerged in response to prevailing gender inequalities and discrimination that
women faced in various areas of their lives including education employment and politics the
movement focused on a wide range of issues such as Reproductive Rights equal pay sexual harassment
domestic violence and the representation of women in the media and politics activists used
a variety of tactics including protests rallies sit-ins those were big in the 60s and 70s they
also did these things called Consciousness raising groups these were done to raise
awareness and push for change these Consciousness awareness groups were just like a big Oprah Show
um they would go places and hopefully the Press would show up and women would just discuss their
feelings their needs and their desires you imagine if men had those just be a bunch of
dudes sitting around talking about beer and how they like the football season to last a
little bit longer the women's Liberation movement did have an impact on society leading to changes
in laws and policies that have helped improve the status of women in many areas I mean it's
not perfect there's still things changing all the time it's like an ongoing struggle
number three the LGBT Rights Movement 1960s to present the LGBT Rights Movement also known as
the gay rights movement is a social and political movement that advocates for the rights of lesbian
gay bisexual and transgender individuals it began in the 1960s in response to widespread
discrimination and violence against the LGBT community and has continued to evolve and gain
momentum in decades since there was a documentary years ago and they were talking about events that
happened in the 1980s and one of the guys they were talking to was a gay gentleman and he was
working in San Diego when he was on a business trip his employees including his manager thought
it would be funny to take his car out and have it painted pink uh like bright pink you know as a dig
to being gay and pink and all that they thought it was hysterical and they could not believe that
he was upset and then he eventually quit and sued the company so in the 1960s this really all got
started with the Stonewall Uprising in New York City in 1969. this was a series of protests and
riots by the LGBT community against the police because of a raid they did at the Stonewall Inn
which was a popular gay bar in Greenwich Village The Stonewall Uprising is widely considered to be
the Catalyst for the modern LGBT Rights Movement you know I'd heard about the Stonewall thing and
up until I was researching this I honestly thought that was the event that happened in
San Francisco that Harvey Milk was involved in you learned something every day anyway since the
1960s the movement has fought for wide range of rights and protections including the right
to marry and adopt children and protection from discrimination in employment and housing
number two the women's suffrage movement this goes way back 1848-1920 women's suffrage movement was
a political and social movement that fought for women's rights to vote in elections and
to have equal political and social rights as men the movement began in 1848 with the Seneca
Falls Convention where a group of women and men gathered to discuss the rights of women over the
next several decades suffragists organized rallies marches and lobbied politicians to gain support
for their cause uh there's a pretty good movie on this you know I don't know how accurate is but it
was a pretty good movie called Iron Jawed Angels it was on HBO it was a pretty good movie The
Movement gained momentum in the late 19th century and early 20th century and the suffragists used
a variety of tactics such as hunger strikes and picketing the White House these ladies played a
big part in the 19th Amendment which among other things gave women the right to vote
all right before we get to number one don't forget we have another Channel
called on this day there is a link for that down below alright on to number one
and number one the Civil Rights Movement the Civil Rights Movement was a social and political
movement in the United States during the 1950s and 60s that aim to end racial segregation and
discrimination against African Americans and promote their equal rights and opportunities
it was characterized by non-violent protests sit-ins boycotts marches and other forms of
Civil Disobedience which were met with violent resistance from white Americans
and law enforcement agencies now if you don't know anything about this this is where you'll
find people such as Martin Luther King Rosa Parks Reverend Jesse Jackson was involved
Medgar Evers the movement was sparked by The Landmark 1954 Supreme Court case Brown versus
Board of Education which declared segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional it gained
momentum with the Montgomery Bus Boycott from 1955-1956 in which African Americans refused to
ride the city's segregated buses and continued with the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960 where
four African-Americans college students sat at a segregated lunch counter and
refused to leave the Civil Rights Movement finally led to significant legal and social
changes including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
all right so there's the United States biggest protests and movements there was a few that could
have made it on this that were really close I mean the metoo movement the labor movement the
populist movement the no nukes movement disability rights movement of the 1970s there was a lot that
could have gone on here but we only do 10 here all right that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed
it hope you got some information of it now go out have a great day and be nice to each other