This book explores how people use boycotts, strikes, and other forms of collective action to call for change, highlighting examples from historic protests and the movements they helped fuel as well as the systems and policies people continue to challenge today.

Includes index.

The Start of a Movement -- The Power of Protests -- Protesting for Representation -- Protesting for Civil Rights -- CASE STUDY The Montgomery Bus Boycott -- Protesting for Workers' Rights -- Challenging Power -- CASE STUDY The Dakota Access Pipeline -- Young People and Protesting -- Focus on Protests -- Glossary -- To Learn More -- Index.