by Susan | Mar 30, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 30, 1855 In the Kansas territory’s first election, some 5,000 “Border Ruffians” invaded the territory from western Missouri and forced the election of a pro-slavery legislature. During the next four years, raids, skirmishes, and massacres...
by Susan | Mar 29, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 29, 1925 Black leaders in Charleston, West Virginia, protested the showing of D. W. Griffith’s movie, Birth of a Nation, scheduled to open at the Rialto Theatre on April 1, claiming it violated a 1919 state law prohibiting any entertainment which demeaned...
by Susan | Mar 28, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 28, 1942 Minoru Yasui, a U.S. born lawyer, walked into a Portland, Oregon police station at 11:20 pm, presenting himself for arrest to test the constitutionality of WWII-era curfew orders targeted at Japanese-Americans. His case, along with those of fellow...
by Susan | Mar 27, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 27, 1912 In Washington, D.C., Helen Taft, wife of President William Taft, and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, plant two Yoshina cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River, near the Jefferson Memorial. The event was held in...
by Susan | Mar 26, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 26, 1948 The American GI Forum was established in Corpus Christi by Dr. Hector P. Garcia to address the concerns of Mexican-American veterans, who were segregated from other veterans groups. Initially formed to request services for World War II veterans of...
