A.P. Tureaud argued several cases related to protests, such as the case of the Baton Rouge bus boycott, which he argued in 1954. He also argued cases related to the sit-in protests at lunch counters in several southern states, such as the case of the sit-in protests in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961. He also argued the case of the Freedom Riders, who were protesting for civil rights and against segregation in interstate travel in 1961. In addition, he argued the case of the Selma-to-Montgomery marches in 1965 and the case of the Orangeburg, South Carolina, demonstrations in 1968.