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Protest Against Racism

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The Election It was chaos. Millions of people across the country were protesting against the government, destroying cars and smashing the windows of buildings. Fires were set. 2,000 people were protesting on the president’s mansion grounds alone. They were protesting because of the oppressive government and stolen election. President Rose, their leader, had stomped on freedom of speech and rose taxes to a point where many people didn’t have enough money to eat. So they rallied behind Governor Charles, a former governor and human rights activist. He advocated prosperity and fairness for all citizens. When he unfairly lost, because of President Rose evidently rigging the vote, and went to jail for no apparent reason, people rioted. President …show more content…

Meanwhile, Governor Charles was escaping from jail. Some of the guards in his prison had voted for him and helped him get out. He missed the protest, though, and was disturbed by the violence used by the protesters. He decided to give a speech to the people. “Friends,” he said, “eight days ago, you made a great mistake by rioting. A riot is like a baby throwing a tantrum. We, however, are not babies. We are oppressed people who want fairness. And we will only get fairness if we protest peacefully.” The crowd cheered. The second protest was very well planned and organized. Advertisements telling people to protest were aired on television and radio stations. Governor Charles would be leading the protesters. Many people who didn’t join the first protest because it was too dangerous would be joining the second one. It was a success. Millions of people joined. The army interfered, but very little, because even they felt sympathetic towards the protesters. The media ads also worked, sending many more people out onto the streets. President Rose and his government were forced to go to the negotiation table. The results were clear: Hold another election without President Rose interfering with

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