In 1968, for example, both civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and liberal presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated; riots and protests were common on campuses across the country, and major protests took place during the Democratic convention in Chicago; and the Tet Offensive was launched in Vietnam.
Bahrain: Since major protests in Bahrain during the Arab Spring a few years back, the leadership there has relied heavily on Saudi assistance -- in practical terms, to tackle the protesters from the Shiite majority who hoped to topple the Sunni monarchy, and strategically, to balance the influence of the regional Shiite power, Iran.
Eight of the 12 states earning A, B or C grades for their treatment of civil rights history are Southern states where there were major protests, boycotts or violence during the movement's peak years in the 1950s and '60s.
Major protests occurred in Downtown Toronto during the week of the summit, which abruptly escalated during the days of the summit.
The opposition in Georgia held major protests.
Yet there were no major protests.
Indignant citizens used Facebook to organize major protests early this year.
His arrest might provoke a new wave of major protests.
Compared to clothing stores and restaurants, grocery stores provide products needed for daily life, and it is therefore possible that people waited during the weekends and got the necessary shopping done shortly after the major protests.
His government has faced major protests; the first in 2009.
