Presents graphic novel stories offering a visual chronicle of political protests among English-speaking peoples, beginning with the Luddites in 1811 and ending with the Occupy movement in 2011.
Content Note
The Luddites and swing riots, 1811-1832 -- The Battle of Peterloo, 1819 -- Colonial rebellions, 1836-1865 -- Irish rebellions, 1791-1922 -- The suffragettes, 1903-1918 -- The Australian general strike, 1917 -- The Boston police strike, 1919 -- UK general strike and the Battle of George Square, 1918-1926 -- The Battle of Toledo, 1934 -- Rosa Parks and the bus boycott, 1955-1956 -- The trial of Nelson Mandela, 1964 -- Fragging, 1969-1971 -- The poll tax riots, 1989-1991 -- Occupy, 2011- -- Conclusions.