by Susan | Jul 14, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 14, 1798 Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to “. . . unlawfully combine or conspire together, with intent to oppose any measure or measures of the government of the United States . . . or to excite any unlawful combinations...
by Susan | Jul 13, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 13, 1956 Crusading San Antonio Priest Carmelo Antonio Tranchese, known as “El Padrecito,” died on this day. On July 7, 1932, Tranchese began his duties as the pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on the West Side of San Antonio, which was home for...
by Susan | Jul 12, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 12, 1974 The National Research Act was signed into law, creating the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Revelations about the abuse of human research subjects, including the notorious Tuskegee Syphilis...
by Susan | Jul 11, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 11, 1951 One of the biggest riots in U.S. history began after a young black couple, Harvey and Johnetta Clark, moved into an apartment in all-white Cicero, IL, west of Chicago. The sheriff turned them away when they first tried to move in. With a court order in...
by Susan | Jul 10, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 10, 1985 The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior was blown up by the French Secret Service in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand, killing Fernando Pereira, a photographer, who drowned on the sinking ship. The attack had been authorized by French President François...
by Susan | Jul 9, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 8, 1945 Three black members of the US Women’s Army Corps were beaten in the Elizabethtown, Kentucky bus terminal for sitting in the “white” section when the “black” section was full; the policeman involved was...
