by Susan | May 28, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
May 28, 1830 U.S. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which relocated Native Americans to federal territory west of the Mississippi River. Jackson believed his population transfer was a “wise and humane policy” that would save the...
by Susan | May 27, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
May 27, 1967 In the case of O’Brien v United States, the Supreme Court ruled that burning a draft card as a form of protest was not protected by the First Amendment. Chief Justice Warren, normally a strong defender of civil liberties wrote: “We cannot accept the view...
by Susan | May 26, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
May 26, 1947 An FBI memo attacked the now-classic film, It’s A Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, for conveying a subversive, anti-capitalist, anti-banking message. The memo argued that making the banker Mr. Potter the most hated person in the film...
by Susan | May 25, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
May, 25 2013 Ukraine’s first gay pride parade took place with about one-hundred attendees in the country’s capital city of Kiev. Police were present and had to arrest thirteen people who were trying to break up the...
by Susan | May 24, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
May 24, 1963 Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy invited novelist James Baldwin, along with a large group of cultural leaders, to meet in a Kennedy apartment in New York City. The meeting became antagonistic and the group reached no consensus. The black delegation...
