by Susan | Oct 17, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 17, 1968 Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith and bronze medalist John Carlos are forced to return their awards because they raised their fists in a black-power salute during the medal ceremony in Mexico City. Smith and Carlos had organized a group called the...
by Susan | Oct 16, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 16, 1901 President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute and the most prominent African American of his time, to a meeting in the White House. The meeting went long and the president asked Washington to stay for...
by Susan | Oct 15, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 15, 1966 The “Endangered Species Preservation Act” became law. It allowed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to identify plant and animal varieties threatened with extinction, and to acquire land to preserve their habitats. October 15, 1969 22...
by Susan | Oct 14, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 14, 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis began, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear conflict. October 14, 1964 African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent...
by Susan | Oct 13, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 13, 1934 The American Federation of Labor (AFL) voted to boycott all German-made products as a protest against Nazi antagonism to organized labor within...
by Susan | Oct 11, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 11, 1987 More than half a million people flooded Washington, D.C., demanding civil rights for gay and lesbian Americans, now celebrated each year as National Coming Out...
