The symbol of a clenched, raised fist is ascendant among Black Lives Matter protesters, Antifa rioters and other political left-wingers. But critics of the symbol note its origin and long use with ...

One of the earliest known instances in the U.S. of a protester brandishing a raised fist occurred in 1913, when “Big Bill” Haywood spoke to strikers during the Paterson silk strike in New Jersey.

How the clenched fist came to define Black power. Smith and Carlos's use of the raised fist was a symbolic precursor to NFL player Colin Kaepernick's bent-knee protest in 2017, and the reaction ...

I will not join or associate with any group that marches under the symbol of the raised fist. You cannot build anything with a fist. You cannot comfort someone with a fist. A fist is a symbol of ...

The symbol of the Iron Fist — that fun dragon tattoo — is the result of a hard-won battle with a mystical fire-breathing serpent living outside the city of K’un-Lun: Shou-Lao the Undying.

The skyward fist has a powerful history behind it, stemming as a symbol of defiance and is often associated with left-wing politics as well as oppressed groups, according to ABC news.

‘Revolution fist’, symbol of Lebanon’s uprising, set alight. Protesters promise to replace fist on Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square, after man destroys symbol of uprising with petrol bomb.

The clenched fist gesture has a long history as a symbol of defiance Credit: AP:Associated Press What is the Black Lives Matter symbol, and what's its history? If you see any protests against ...

They are often accompanied by a simple black-and-white image of a raised fist, spray-painted onto placards, T-shirts and buildings. Protests are rife with symbolism.

The clenched fist debuts as a symbol of revolutionary spirit Universal History Archive/Getty Images Honoré Daumier’s The Uprising , 1848 People probably have been clenching their fists for ...

The clenched fist debuts as a symbol of revolutionary spirit Honoré Daumier’s The Uprising , 1848 People probably have been clenching their fists for various reasons since the beginning of time.

The clenched fist debuts as a symbol of revolutionary spirit Honoré Daumier’s The Uprising , 1848 People probably have been clenching their fists for various reasons since the beginning of time.