by Susan | Mar 8, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 8, 1908 Thousands of workers in the New York needle trades (primarily women) demonstrated and began a strike for higher wages, a shorter workday and an end to child labor.This event became the basis for International Women’s Day celebrated all over the...
by Susan | Mar 8, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
March 8, 1841 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. “Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer.” March 8, 1931 Neil Postman “At its best, schooling can be about how to make...
by Susan | Mar 7, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 7, 1965 525 civil rights advocates began a 54-mile march on a Sunday morning from Selma, Alabama, to the capital of Montgomery, to promote voting rights for blacks. Just after crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the outskirts of Selma, the marchers were...
by Susan | Mar 6, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 6, 1857 The U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Dred Scott decision (Dred Scott v. Sandford) which declared that an escaped slave, Scott, could not sue for his freedom in federal court because he was not a citizen. Those of African descent could never be...
by Susan | Mar 5, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 5, 1927 In China, a civil war began, pitting against each other the forces loyal to the Kuomintang government of the Republic of China and forces loyal to the Communist Party of China. Americans there, fearful for their safety, requested protection. The American...
