by Susan | Feb 25, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
February 25, 1870 Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Mississippi, was sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress. February 25, 1941 A general strike was called in Amsterdam to protest Nazi persecution of Jews...
by Susan | Feb 24, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
February 24, 1803 The US Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, decided the landmark case of Marbury v. Madison and confirmed the legal principle of judicial review—the ability of the Supreme Court to limit Congressional power by declaring legislation...
by Susan | Feb 23, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
February 23, 1982 Wales declared itself a nuclear-free zone. It has just one remaining nuclear power plant left at Wylfa on Anglesey, generating about 15% of the country’s electricity. The process of decommissioning the Wylfa plant should be completed by the year...
by Susan | Feb 22, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
February 26, 1802 Victor Hugo “He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” February 27, 1897 Marian Anderson “As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise...
by Susan | Feb 21, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
February 21, 1965 Malcolm X, 39, was shot and killed as he began a speech to 400 of his followers at the Audubon Ballroom in New York. Earlier that same year, Malcolm broke with the Nation of Islam and went on a life-altering pilgrimage to Mecca. When he returned,...
