by Susan | Jun 14, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
June 16, 1931 John Shelby Spong “All human beings bear God’s image and must be respected for what each person is. Therefore, no external description of one’s being, whether based on race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, can properly be used...
by Susan | Jun 13, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
June 13, 1966 The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before interrogation: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and will, be used...
by Susan | Jun 12, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
June 12, 1967 The U.S. Supreme Court, in Loving v. Virginia, struck down state miscegenation laws — those that prohibited interracial marriage — as violations of a person’s right to equal protection under the law, as guaranteed under the 14th Amendment. In June of...
by Susan | Jun 11, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
June 11, 1963 Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stood at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by...
by Susan | Jun 10, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
June 10, 1975 The Commission on CIA Activities Within the United States, informally known as the Rockefeller Commission, released its report detailing a secret & criminal CIA-sponsored domestic program, CHAOS, which, beginning under Lyndon Johnson in 1967,...
