Inspiring images from the many, many protests of 2016

Elena Scotti and Collier Meyerson

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From New York City to Melbourne, and North Dakota to Nicaragua, citizens across the globe who were fed up with racism, war, environmental catastrophes, and threats to a woman's right to choose took their anger to the streets. 2016 was a year marked by protest, and Fusion has all the powerful images to prove it.

Flint, Michigan: February 19, 2016

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Anaheim, California: May 25, 2016

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana: July 9, 2016

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London: July 10, 2016

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Denver, Colorado: July 11, 2016

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Melbourne, Australia: July 17, 2016

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Cannon Ball, North Dakota: September 3, 2016

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San Cristobal, Venezuela: September 7, 2016

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Santa Clara, California: September 12, 2016

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Charlotte, North Carolina: September 21, 2016

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Mexico City, Mexico: September 25, 2016

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Warsaw, Poland: October 3, 2016

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Bogota, Colombia: October 20, 2016

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Cannon Ball, North Dakota: November 2, 2016

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Cannon Ball, North Dakota: November 2, 2016

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New York City: November 3, 2016

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Los Angeles, California: November 9, 2016

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Chicago, Illinois: November 19, 2016

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Brooklyn, New York: November 20, 2016

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New York City: November 24, 2016

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Managua, Nicaragua: December 1, 2016

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Cannon Ball, North Dakota: December 5, 2016

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Elena Scotti is a New York-based visual artist and Fusion’s senior photo editor and illustrator. She eats more pizza than your entire family combined.

Collier Meyerson is a reporter at Fusion with a focus on race and politics. She lives in Brooklyn.