by Susan | Jul 23, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 23, 1846 Protesting slavery and US involvement in the Mexican War, Henry David Thoreau refuses to pay his $1 poll tax and was tossed into jail by the Concord, Massachusetts town constable — an experience that moved him to write “On the Duty of Civil...
by Susan | Jul 22, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 22, 1756 The Friendly Association for gaining and preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures was founded in Philadelphia. It was comprised primarily of Quakers who wished to pursue peaceful coexistence between the native peoples and the European...
by Susan | Jul 21, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 21, 1619 Earlier in the year, Polish artisans, brought to the new Jamestown Colony in Virginia to make pitch, tar, rosin and potash, went on strike to get the right to vote, which was only granted to white males of English descent. On this day, the courts...
by Susan | Jul 20, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 20, 1944 In what they called “Operation Valkyrie,” a clique of officers attempted to kill Adolf Hitler and stage a coup. A briefcase concealing a time bomb was left at Hitler’s feet during a meeting. The bomb killed four people, but a table shielded Hitler. In...
by Susan | Jul 19, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 19, 1919 In Luton, about 30 miles north of London, veterans were outraged by lavish public banquets and ceremonies celebrating the end of World War I for which they were taxed but not invited. They blamed wartime food shortages on government profiteering, and,...
by Susan | Jul 18, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 18, 1979 Canada began accepting 50,000 Vietnamese boat people into the country; 24,000 of the refugees were sponsored by the government and the rest through some 7,000 private humanitarian...
