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The right to assemble is recognized as a human right and protected in the First Amendment of the US Constitution under the clause, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." [1]
Widespread mass protest became a distinct characteristic of 20th and 21st century American civic engagement, with each of the top ten attended protests occurring since 1974 and each of the top four (as listed below) occurring since the advent of the Trump administration.
In 1995, the National Park Service estimated 400,000 people attended the Million Man March in Washington, D.C., the official count for the event. [2] The organizers said more than a million people turned out, and they threatened to sue the Park Service unless it revised its estimate. Congress, in response, barred the agency from producing any more crowd estimates. [3]
Since then, official crowd estimates for organized political protests, demonstrations, and marches have relied on an amalgam of police data, organizer estimates, the research of crowd scientists, and journalists. [4]
The protests listed below are those occurring in a single city, which may be part of a wider movement of protests across the country or world.
Protest | City | Estimated participants | Date | Image | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Women’s March on Washington | Washington, D.C. | 485,000 [5] | January 21, 2017 | |
2 | 2018 Women's March Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | 400,000 - 500,000 [6] | January 20, 2018 | |
3 | March for Our Lives | Washington, D.C. | 200,000-800,000 [7] | March 24, 2018 | |
4 | National strike, part of the Telegramgate protests calling for Ricardo Rosselló's resignation | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 500,000 [8] | July 17, 2019 | |
5 | Scientists' March on Washington | Washington, D.C. | 100,000 [9] | April 22, 2017 | |
6 | March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation | Washington, D.C. | 800,000–1,000,000 [10] [11] | April 25, 1993 | |
7 | Anti-nuclear weapon march, part of the Nuclear Freeze campaign | New York City | 600,000–1,000,000 [12] [13] | June 12, 1982 | |
8 | Million Man March | Washington, D.C. | 837,000 [14] | October 16, 1995 | |
9 | March for Women's Lives | Washington, D.C. | 500,000-800,000 [15] | April 25, 2004 | |
10 | Million Mom March | Washington, D.C. | 500,000 - 750,000 [16] | May 14, 2000 | |
11 | March for Life | Washington, D.C. | 400,000-650,000 (2013 estimate from rally organizers) [17] [18] | Annually since January 22, 1974 | |
12 | Million Woman March | Philadelphia | 500,000 [19] | October 25, 1997 | |
13 | Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam | Washington, D.C. | 500,000 [20] | November 15, 1969 | |
14 | People's Climate March | New York City | 311,000–400,000 [21] [22] | September 21, 2014 | |
15 | March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom | Washington, D.C. | 250,000–300,000 [23] [24] | August 28, 1963 | |
16 | Solidarity Day march | Washington, D.C. | 250,000–260,000 [25] [26] | September 19, 1981 | |
17 | February 15 Iraq war protests | New York City | 200,000–375,000 [27] [28] | February 15, 2003 | |
18 | Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | Washington, D.C. | 215,000 [29] | October 30, 2010 | |
19 | March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights | Washington, D.C. | 200,000 [30] | October 11, 1987 | |
20 | 2015 Armenian March for Justice | Los Angeles | 130,000+ [31] | April 24, 2015 |
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It has been suggested that this page be merged into List of protests in the United States by size. ( Discuss) |
The right to assemble is recognized as a human right and protected in the First Amendment of the US Constitution under the clause, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." [1]
Widespread mass protest became a distinct characteristic of 20th and 21st century American civic engagement, with each of the top ten attended protests occurring since 1974 and each of the top four (as listed below) occurring since the advent of the Trump administration.
In 1995, the National Park Service estimated 400,000 people attended the Million Man March in Washington, D.C., the official count for the event. [2] The organizers said more than a million people turned out, and they threatened to sue the Park Service unless it revised its estimate. Congress, in response, barred the agency from producing any more crowd estimates. [3]
Since then, official crowd estimates for organized political protests, demonstrations, and marches have relied on an amalgam of police data, organizer estimates, the research of crowd scientists, and journalists. [4]
The protests listed below are those occurring in a single city, which may be part of a wider movement of protests across the country or world.
Protest | City | Estimated participants | Date | Image | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Women’s March on Washington | Washington, D.C. | 485,000 [5] | January 21, 2017 | |
2 | 2018 Women's March Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | 400,000 - 500,000 [6] | January 20, 2018 | |
3 | March for Our Lives | Washington, D.C. | 200,000-800,000 [7] | March 24, 2018 | |
4 | National strike, part of the Telegramgate protests calling for Ricardo Rosselló's resignation | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 500,000 [8] | July 17, 2019 | |
5 | Scientists' March on Washington | Washington, D.C. | 100,000 [9] | April 22, 2017 | |
6 | March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation | Washington, D.C. | 800,000–1,000,000 [10] [11] | April 25, 1993 | |
7 | Anti-nuclear weapon march, part of the Nuclear Freeze campaign | New York City | 600,000–1,000,000 [12] [13] | June 12, 1982 | |
8 | Million Man March | Washington, D.C. | 837,000 [14] | October 16, 1995 | |
9 | March for Women's Lives | Washington, D.C. | 500,000-800,000 [15] | April 25, 2004 | |
10 | Million Mom March | Washington, D.C. | 500,000 - 750,000 [16] | May 14, 2000 | |
11 | March for Life | Washington, D.C. | 400,000-650,000 (2013 estimate from rally organizers) [17] [18] | Annually since January 22, 1974 | |
12 | Million Woman March | Philadelphia | 500,000 [19] | October 25, 1997 | |
13 | Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam | Washington, D.C. | 500,000 [20] | November 15, 1969 | |
14 | People's Climate March | New York City | 311,000–400,000 [21] [22] | September 21, 2014 | |
15 | March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom | Washington, D.C. | 250,000–300,000 [23] [24] | August 28, 1963 | |
16 | Solidarity Day march | Washington, D.C. | 250,000–260,000 [25] [26] | September 19, 1981 | |
17 | February 15 Iraq war protests | New York City | 200,000–375,000 [27] [28] | February 15, 2003 | |
18 | Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | Washington, D.C. | 215,000 [29] | October 30, 2010 | |
19 | March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights | Washington, D.C. | 200,000 [30] | October 11, 1987 | |
20 | 2015 Armenian March for Justice | Los Angeles | 130,000+ [31] | April 24, 2015 |
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