This is what protest looks like -- Three girls who wanted to make the world better -- It started with a love letter -- A moment becomes a movement -- So many ways to be an activist -- A change is gonna come -- What is systemic racism? -- How champions lead -- Lift every voice and sing -- Murals with a message -- The art of protest -- Who's who at a protest -- What people power can do -- Never too young to lead -- Conversations with Black Lives Matter leaders.

Includes bibliographic references (pages 148-150) and index.

During 2020, widespread protests rooted in the call-and-response tradition of the Black community gained worldwide attention in the wake of high-profile wrongful deaths of Black people. From the founders to watershed moments, follow the activists and organizers on their journeys and discover the ways that protest has been fundamental to American democracy, eventually making meaningful change.