by Susan | Sep 29, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
September 29, 1907 Construction began on Washington National Cathedral. Leaders at the Cathedral decided on September 6, 2017, after two years of study and debate, to remove two stained-glass windows honoring Confederate figures Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson....
by Susan | Sep 28, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
September 28, 2012 Damon Thibodeaux (38) of Louisiana was released from death row after serving 15 years for a slaying that DNA evidence showed he did not commit. He was the 18th death row prisoner freed based on such...
by Susan | Sep 27, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
September 27, 1990 The last U.S. Pershing II tactical nuclear missiles were removed from Germany, fewer than ten years after their installation provoked a massive anti-nuclear movement across...
by Susan | Sep 26, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
September 26, 1968 Theater censorship ended in Great Britain. The Lord Chamberlain was stripped of his power to censor any play wishing to be licensed for public performance. The next day, the first Broadway production of the musical Hair opened in...
by Susan | Sep 25, 2017 | Monuments
The statue of Southern Christian Leadership Conference board member, state legislator and local civil rights hero the Rev. Avery C. Alexander was removed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina (2005) so that it would not be damaged by the demolition of the State Building in...
