Long Hair. Trees. Hugh Hefner's workers.
No, it's not the thirsty reboot of Hair, but rather some of the many oddly specific things that riled up our parents and grandparents, sending them — signs in hand — to the picket line.
From Peanuts to blondes having more fun, here are 16 very oddball things our grandparents protested against.
1
“Barry Obama and friends protesting against homework (1970s).”
2
“Pig masks worn to protest end of train service between Weehauken NJ and Albany NY, 1955.”
3
“Mothers protest the possible layoff of school crossing guard (Staten Island, 1991).”
4
“Protesting the demolition of The Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, CA (1984). The club hosted acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin and The Doors.”
5
“Nudist protesting at the University of Sydney, 1938.”
6
"Bunnies on strike in Chicago, 1975.”
7
“'Torches of Freedom Parade' 1929: Women march down 5th Avenue in New York smoking cigarettes (in public!) to protest discrimination against females openly using tobacco.”
8
“My gg grandma/aunts protesting (?) prohibition in Mississippi in the mid-late 1920s.”
9
“City College students protest 'Bermuda' shorts ban", Los Angeles, April 24, 1958.”
10
“The Battle of the Elms, Stockholm 1971. Citizens protest the trees being cut down to make way for a subway station entry. The citizens won.”
11
“A 1965 protest to bring 'Peanuts' back to a local Sunday newspaper.”
12
“Women protesting at the premiere of ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre (1953).”
13
“Men protesting Prohibition c. 1925.”
14
“’Longhaired’ Palisades High School students protest school’s demand that they get haircuts, Los Angeles, California, March 7, 1966.”
15
“Preschoolers and mothers march in front of the CKWS-TV station protesting the cancellation of Sesame Street, Kingston, Ontario, 1972.”
16
“Anti-Hippie Rally in the '60s.”
