by Susan | Aug 6, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 6, 1965 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Johnson, making illegal century-old practices aimed at preventing African Americans from exercising their constitutional right to vote. It created federal oversight of election laws in six Southern...
by Susan | Aug 5, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 5, 1972 The President of Uganda, Idi Amin, ordered the expulsion of his country’s Asian minority, giving them 90 days to leave the country. At the time of the expulsion, there were approximately 80,000 individuals of South Asian descent in Uganda, brought...
by Susan | Aug 4, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 4, 2015 Delta Airlines stated it will no longer transport wildlife trophies after the recent killing of a lion, Cecil, by an American who was reportedly unaware that the hunt was illegal; Delta formerly shipped such trophies if they were obtained...
by Susan | Aug 3, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history, Uncategorized
August 3, 1347 After the Battle of Crécy, the English King Edward III laid siege to the French port city of Calais. In exchange for lifting the siege, he demanded that six prominent citizens – burghers – surrender themselves at the gate, with nooses around their...
by Susan | Aug 2, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 2, 2011 In the Papuan capital of Jayapura, about 10,000 Papuan people demonstrate in support of independence from...
