Peaceful Protests: Voices for Peace: Jane Adams, Muhammad Ali, John Lennon, Leymah Gbowee

By Wayne L Wilson

Perfect narrative non-fiction for young learners! Peaceful Protests: Voices for Peace highlights some of the greatest peace protests in history including nonviolent antiwar demonstrations such as marches, rallies, vigils, and boycotts. Features some of the brave individuals and groups who have opposed war at the risk of ridicule, imprisonment, and even death such as Jane Addams--founder of the Women's Peace Party, Bertrand Russell, Muhammad Ali and Lymah Gbowee, and features historical photos, a chronological timeline of events along with chapter notes, further reading recommendations, and an index.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Release date: Mar 5, 2024
• ISBN: 9781637414620

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Peaceful Protests: Voices for Peace is a revision of I Protest: A History of Peaceful Protest: Voices for Peace, published in 2018 by Purple Toad Publishing, Inc. Reproduction of its contents is strictly prohibited without written permission from the rights holder.

Paperback ISBN 979-8-89094-022-3

Hardcover ISBN 979-8-89094-023-0

eISBN 978-1-63741-462-0

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023947074

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Wayne L. Wilson has written numerous biographical and historical books for children and young adults. He received a Master of Arts in education with a specialization in sociology and anthropology from UCLA. He is also a screenwriter and member of the Writer’s Guild of America.

CONTENTS

Chapter One: Early Antiwar Movements

Bertrand Russell

Chapter Two: Vietnam War Protests

Hippies and Flower Power

Chapter Three: Joining the Antiwar Movement

Muhammad Ali: Just Take Me to Jail!

Chapter Four: The Struggle for Peace

Protest and Music

Chapter Five: Protesting Wars in the Middle East

Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace

Timeline

Chapter Notes

Further Reading

Glossary

CHAPTER ONE

Early Antiwar Movements

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.

—Martin Luther King Jr.1

For thousands of years, wars have been fought between villages, kingdoms, and nations. We often read about wars or hear people talk about them. But is any armed conflict a war? No. To be a war, a conflict must be ongoing and claim more than 1,000 lives.2 Not everyone agrees that war is the answer to differences among people. Protesters have risked their reputation, their freedom, and their lives to speak out against war. In the end, though, peaceful protests have often prevented or ended wars. This book covers a few of these historic protests.

World War I Protests

Jane Addams was a dedicated peace activist. During World War I, she started the Woman’s Peace Party (WPP). In 1915, the WPP held a major