On August 19, 2018, hundreds of people from the Cameroon Ambazonian regions gathered in front of the White House asking for U.S. intervention in restoring the independence of the former British Southern Cameroons, Ambazonia. Since peaceful protests for independence began one year ago, the government has met the Ambazonian people with violence, killing men, women, and children alike. Although the upcoming Cameroonian presidential election offers no glimpse of change, advocates Sammy Anyam and Ray Wung both plan to one day return to their beloved home free of persecution.