by Susan | Feb 1, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
February 1, 1861 Texas became the seventh state to secede from the Union when a state convention voted 166 to 8 in favor of the measure. Governor Sam Houston refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and was replaced in March 1861 by his lieutenant...
by Susan | Oct 24, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 24, 1940 The 40-hour workweek went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, requiring employers to pay overtime and restricting the use of child...
by Susan | Oct 22, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 22, 1963 A coalition of Chicago civil rights groups staged Freedom Day, a mass boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students. Almost half of Chicago’s public school students skipped class, leaving many schools...
by Susan | Oct 19, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 19, 1960 Martin Luther King, Jr., and 36 others were jailed after being arrested during a sit-in at the snack bar of Atlanta’s Rich’s department store where they requested service and were refused on account of their...
by Susan | Oct 18, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 18. 1648 The Shoemakers Guild of Boston became the first labor union in the American...
