PROTEST MOVEMENTS POLITICAL RESISTANCE IN THE CURRENT AGE BY DUCHESS HARRIS JD PHD WITH MYRA FAYE TURNER Core Library Cover image People protest the racist demonstrations held in Charlottesville Virginia in August 2017 An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE
THE WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON On November 8 2016 Donald Trump was elected president of the United States His supporters were overjoyed Other Americans were disappointed One of them was Teresa Shook a retired lawyer living in Hawaii She wondered what would happen if women marched in Washington DC around the time of the inauguration in January Shook was bothered by some of the things Trump said during his campaign Critics accused him of racism sexism and mocking disabled people Some felt his Shook did not think anything would come of her idea but she ended up inspiring a whole movement
