by Susan | Aug 10, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 10, 1931 The Wickersham Commission, appointed by President Herbert Hoover, was the first federal study of the American criminal justice system. It published 14 volumes on different aspects of crime and criminal justice. The most famous report was “Lawlessness...
by Susan | Aug 9, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 9, 1956 20,000 women demonstrated against the pass laws in Pretoria, South Africa. Pass laws required that Black Africans carry identity documents with them at all...
by Susan | Aug 8, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 8, 1988 In what is known as the 8888 uprising, Burmese students begin protesting for a return to democracy and were joined Burmese citizens from all walks of life, including Buddhist monks. The demonstrations were peaceful and spread from the Burmese capital to...
by Susan | Aug 7, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 7, 1978 President Jimmy Carter declared a federal emergency at Love Canal, a suburb of Niagara Falls, NY, due to 22,000 barrels of toxic waste that had been disposed of negligently. Ten years after the incident, New York State Health Department Commissioner...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 6, 1975 Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (D-TX) led an effort to have the 1965 Voting Rights Act was expanded to include language minorities. Congress amended the definition of “test or device” to prohibit laws requiring ballots and voting information...
by Susan | Aug 5, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 5, 1884 The Statue of Liberty‘s cornerstone was laid on Bedloe’s Island, New York Harbor to begin the assembly and ascension of the gift to the US from the people of...
