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The phrase "and I was protesting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where you were expressing disagreement or objection to something in the past.
Example: "During the meeting, I felt unheard, and I was protesting against the proposed changes to our policy."
Alternatives: "and I was objecting" or "and I was voicing my dissent."
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I came out to California, I tried to go to a couple of junior colleges; I kept getting thrown out of the schools because I kept taking over the buildings, because by then I had already joined the Veterans against the War, and I was protesting against the war.
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"I joined the Barcelona-Madrid march, the march for dignity, and I'm protesting to get a decent job... and against the cuts and what they are doing to citizens," said Tania Faturechi, 30.
"I had white roommates the entire time that I was protesting, and it wasn't really a big deal," Wilson said.
"'I was protesting them!
"I started out with shirts protesting against Japanese whaling," said the entrepreneur, "and now I am protesting against Stuart Broad.
I am protesting.
"I'll say, 'I'm protesting'," Ayanbadejo recalled.
Heidi was protesting.
He was protesting about electoral fraud.
His crime was protesting.
I remember something that happened in the '60s, when friends and I were out protesting the war in Vietnam.
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