by Susan | Jun 5, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
June 5, 1950 The U.S. Supreme Court decision Sweatt v. Painter, 339 U.S. 629, integrated colleges and universities. The case involved a black man, Heman Marion Sweatt, who was refused admission to the School of Law of the University of Texas on the grounds that the...
by Susan | Jun 4, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
June 4, 1939 During what became known as the “Voyage of the Damned,” the SS St. Louis, carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany to the U.S., was turned away from the Florida coast. The ship, also denied permission to dock in Cuba, eventually...
by Susan | Jun 3, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
June 3, 1973 Governor Dolph Briscoe signed into law the Bilingual Education and Training Act. The bill required that all Texas elementary public schools enrolling twenty or more children of limited English ability must provide bilingual instruction. Previously, the...
by Susan | Jun 3, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 3, 1978 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin’s “The Seven Words You Can’t Say On Television.” Note: the video of his...
by Susan | Jun 2, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
June 2, 1783 At the urging of General George Washington, the United States Congress agreed to disband the Revolutionary army following the end of the war. Subject only to the signing of a final peace treaty with Great Britain, all soldiers and non-commissioned...
