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Overlay of silhouettes of people at political protest on the American flag

A Harvard study identified the precise reason protests are an effective way to cause political change

Source: Quartz

A study on the Tea Party’s 2009 “Tax Day” protest showed researchers that protests are effective, but not in the way one might think.

This entry was posted in Voices of Protest and tagged Culture & Society, Current Events on March 11, 2018 by Anita Hacker.

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