by Susan | Apr 22, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
April 22, 2005 Japan‘s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologized for Japan’s war record: “In the past, Japan, through its colonial rule and aggression, caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries, particularly to those of Asian...
by Susan | Apr 21, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
April 21, 1649 The Maryland Assembly passed the Toleration Act, providing protection to Roman Catholics against Protestant harassment and discrimination, a problem which had been on the increase due to the growing power of Oliver Cromwell in England. All...
by Susan | Apr 20, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
April 20, 1983 In UNITED STATES v. GRACE, decided on this day, The US Supreme Court ruled that Title 40 U.S.C. 13K, which prohibited the “display [of] any flag, banner, or device designed or adapted to bring into public notice any party, organization, or...
by Susan | Apr 19, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
April 19, 1960 More than 100,000 students in South Korea held a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign on April 26. The protests were touched off by the discovery in Masan Harbor of the body of a student...
by Susan | Apr 18, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
April 18, 1941 Bus companies in New York City agreed to hire 200 black drivers and mechanics after a four-week boycott by riders led by Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. of Harlem’s Abysinnian Baptist Church, then the largest Protestant congregation in the U.S. Powell...
