roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 22 hours agoBattle of Hayes Pond (1958) On this day in 1958, armed Lumbee Native Americans broke up a KKK rally near Maxton, North Carolina, driving the white supremacists away and confiscating their flag....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down10
arrow-up160arrow-down1imageBattle of Hayes Pond (1958) On this day in 1958, armed Lumbee Native Americans broke up a KKK rally near Maxton, North Carolina, driving the white supremacists away and confiscating their flag....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square3fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 14 hours agoBaburova and Markelov Assassinated (2009) On this day in 2009, anarchist journalist Anastasia Baburova (1983 - 2009) and human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov (1974 - 2009) were assassinated by...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageBaburova and Markelov Assassinated (2009) On this day in 2009, anarchist journalist Anastasia Baburova (1983 - 2009) and human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov (1974 - 2009) were assassinated by...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 19 hours agoTokyo Students Battle Police (1969) On this day in 1969, around four hundred protesters who had occupied Tokyo University's Yasuda Hall in protest of US-Japan relations battled with police,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down12
arrow-up126arrow-down1imageTokyo Students Battle Police (1969) On this day in 1969, around four hundred protesters who had occupied Tokyo University's Yasuda Hall in protest of US-Japan relations battled with police,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoPatrice Lumumba Assassinated (1961) Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese anti-colonial revolutionary assassinated by U.S. and Belgian assisted forces on this day in 1961, after serving as Prime...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1imagePatrice Lumumba Assassinated (1961) Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese anti-colonial revolutionary assassinated by U.S. and Belgian assisted forces on this day in 1961, after serving as Prime...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoHerndon Addresses the Court (1933) Angelo Herndon was a communist labor leader convicted of insurrection after attempting to organize black and white workers in Atlanta, Georgia. He addressed the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11
arrow-up132arrow-down1imageHerndon Addresses the Court (1933) Angelo Herndon was a communist labor leader convicted of insurrection after attempting to organize black and white workers in Atlanta, Georgia. He addressed the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square6fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoZunyi Conference Ends (1935) The Zunyi Conference was a three day meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that ended on this day in 1935, resulting in Mao Zedong's leadership within the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down12
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageZunyi Conference Ends (1935) The Zunyi Conference was a three day meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that ended on this day in 1935, resulting in Mao Zedong's leadership within the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoBenin Attempted coup d'état (1977) On this day in 1977, French mercenaries attempted to overthrow the socialist People's Republic of Benin. Forces allied with President Kérékou, aided by North...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageBenin Attempted coup d'état (1977) On this day in 1977, French mercenaries attempted to overthrow the socialist People's Republic of Benin. Forces allied with President Kérékou, aided by North...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoDraftee's Prayer Published (1943) On this day in 1943, the Baltimore Afro-American published the "Draftee's Prayer", an ode against imperialist war and call to fight domestic oppression.plus-squarewww.apeoplescalendar.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkDraftee's Prayer Published (1943) On this day in 1943, the Baltimore Afro-American published the "Draftee's Prayer", an ode against imperialist war and call to fight domestic oppression.plus-squarewww.apeoplescalendar.orgroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoPierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809 - 1865) Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, born on this day in 1809, was a French politician and founder of mutualist philosophy. "Justice, nothing else; that is the alpha and...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1imagePierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809 - 1865) Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, born on this day in 1809, was a French politician and founder of mutualist philosophy. "Justice, nothing else; that is the alpha and...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoMurray Bookchin (1921 - 2006) Murray Bookchin, born on this day in 1921, was a libertarian socialist political philosopher whose thought is associated with the Democratic Federation of Northern...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageMurray Bookchin (1921 - 2006) Murray Bookchin, born on this day in 1921, was a libertarian socialist political philosopher whose thought is associated with the Democratic Federation of Northern...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoMombasa General Strike (1947) On this day in 1947, 15,000 workers in Mombasa, Kenya initiated a general strike, demanding higher and equal wages for all races. Although the strike was declared...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11
arrow-up131arrow-down1imageMombasa General Strike (1947) On this day in 1947, 15,000 workers in Mombasa, Kenya initiated a general strike, demanding higher and equal wages for all races. Although the strike was declared...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square2fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoAdolph Reed (1947 - ) Adolph Reed Jr., born on this day in 1947, is a Marxist American professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in the study of issues of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageAdolph Reed (1947 - ) Adolph Reed Jr., born on this day in 1947, is a Marxist American professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in the study of issues of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoCheri Honkala (1963 - ) Cheri Honkala, born on this day in 1963, is an American anti-poverty advocate who co-founded the Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU). In 2011, she ran for Sheriff of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1imageCheri Honkala (1963 - ) Cheri Honkala, born on this day in 1963, is an American anti-poverty advocate who co-founded the Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU). In 2011, she ran for Sheriff of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoJames Farmer Jr. (1920 - 1999) James Farmer Jr., born on this day in 1920, was a civil rights activist who organized the first Freedom Rides, co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageJames Farmer Jr. (1920 - 1999) James Farmer Jr., born on this day in 1920, was a civil rights activist who organized the first Freedom Rides, co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoAbraham Joshua Heschel (1907 - 1972) Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, born on this day in 1907, was a Polish-born American rabbi, civil rights activist, and one of the leading Jewish theologians and...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageAbraham Joshua Heschel (1907 - 1972) Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, born on this day in 1907, was a Polish-born American rabbi, civil rights activist, and one of the leading Jewish theologians and...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoLawrence Textile Strike (1912) The Lawrence Textile Strike, also known as the Bread and Roses Strike, began on this day in 1912 in Massachusetts. Workers, mostly immigrant women and children, won...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageLawrence Textile Strike (1912) The Lawrence Textile Strike, also known as the Bread and Roses Strike, began on this day in 1912 in Massachusetts. Workers, mostly immigrant women and children, won...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoFrancisco Ferrer (1859 - 1909) Francisco Ferrer, born on this day in 1859, was an anarchist educator who founded a network of secular libertarian schools in and around Barcelona, Spain. Following...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1imageFrancisco Ferrer (1859 - 1909) Francisco Ferrer, born on this day in 1859, was an anarchist educator who founded a network of secular libertarian schools in and around Barcelona, Spain. Following...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoSenator Beveridge's Imperialist Speech (1900) On this day in 1900, Senator Albert J. Beveridge (1862 - 1927) gave a speech that made plain the United States' imperialist intentions for the Pacific...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageSenator Beveridge's Imperialist Speech (1900) On this day in 1900, Senator Albert J. Beveridge (1862 - 1927) gave a speech that made plain the United States' imperialist intentions for the Pacific...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoPanamanian Flag Protest (1964) On this day in 1964, the anti-American riot known as the "Flag Protest" began in Panama over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone, then controlled by the United...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10
arrow-up119arrow-down1imagePanamanian Flag Protest (1964) On this day in 1964, the anti-American riot known as the "Flag Protest" began in Panama over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone, then controlled by the United...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agoGerman Coast Uprising (1811) On this day in 1811, the largest slave revolt in U.S. history began near modern day LaPlace, Louisiana when ~100 enslaved men began marching towards New Orleans,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageGerman Coast Uprising (1811) On this day in 1811, the largest slave revolt in U.S. history began near modern day LaPlace, Louisiana when ~100 enslaved men began marching towards New Orleans,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0fedilink
