A DRAMATURGICAL ANALYSIS OF STREET DEMONSTRATIONS: WASHINGTON, D.C., 1971 AND CAPE TOWN, 1976
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People who demonstrate in the street can be for or against the establishment. When they are pro officials appear on balconies to wave at members of the crowd or pass among them to shake hands and kiss babies. When they are con officials are likely to send the police into the streets to restore "law and order." Two cities that experienced a considerable number and variety of protests were Washington, D.C. in April and May, 1971 at the height of protest against the Viet Nam war and Cape Town in June through October, 1976 when Blacks were protesting the South African system.
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