BY TAMI ROGERS We are at a crossroads in America. We have an incoming President who has not won the majority of the popular vote and a nation that remains divided. It appears there will be policy implemented that many Americans don’t agree with—and justifiably, some are anxious and even frightened. The overwhelming feeling on social media seems to be powerlessness. But there’s good news. An American tradition called peaceful protest has brought about change throughout the course of history of this country and made our government pay attention. The tradition that can be traced as far back as 1773 when protesters gathered on a frigid, cold night in Boston Harbor to reject the latest shipment of tea from the East India Company.
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