by Susan | May 16, 2016 | Monuments
On 21 October 1942, the Palatea, a German ship carrying prisoners of war destined for slave labor camps in occupied Norway, was torpedoed off Lindesnes lighthouse. 915 Russian prisoners & 71 German crew perished. The wreck was located in 1997 by the Royal...
by Susan | May 16, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
May 16, 1927 In the case of Whitney v. California, Justice Louis Brandeis, in his concurrence, offered one of the most eloquent defenses of free speech and established the “clear and present danger” test. Anita Whitney was convicted under...
by Susan | May 15, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
May 18, 1872 Bertrand Russell “War does not determine who is right – only who is left.” May 19, 1925 Malcolm X “If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.” May 21, 1688 Alexander Pope “Teach me to feel...
by Susan | May 15, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
May 15, 1923 Novelist Upton Sinclair was arrested on Liberty Hill in what is now part of Los Angeles at a rally in support of striking marine transport workers. Sinclair had just begun to read the Bill of Rights when he was arrested, and a police officer exclaimed,...
by Susan | May 14, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
May 14, 1961 The Freedom Riders bus was fire-bombed near Anniston, Alabama, and the civil rights protesters were beaten by an angry...
