Apr
16
2010
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Jose Carlos Mariategui
Back in the day on April 16th, 1930, Peruvian essayist, political philosopher and activist Jose Carlos Mariategui passed away at the early age of 35. Despite the brevity of his life, Mariategui’s accomplished much in a short span of time and is regarded as one of the most influential Latin America socialist thinkers of …
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Apr
15
2010
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Sacco and Vanzetti
Back in the day on April 15th 1920, Federick Parmenter and Alesandro Berardelli were murdered in South Braintree, Massachusetts. The crime committed ninety years ago against the paymaster and his security guard would ultimately result in the arrest of two anarchist Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Their subsequent trial in 1921 was …
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Apr
14
2010
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Mendez, et al v. Westminster
Back in the day on April 14th 1947, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco unanimously upheld a Ninth District Court decision in the case of Mendez, et al versus the Westminster School District of Orange County. The landmark ruling held that segregated schools in the four districts violated the …
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Apr
13
2010
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The Amritsar Massacre
Back in the day on April 13th, 1919, troops under the command of British Brigadier General Reginald Dyer opened fire on unarmed demonstrators in Amritsar, India. The bloodshed took place in a city-park known as Jallianwala Bagh. In the days prior to the massacre, Dyer had placed Amritsar under martial law in light of increasing …
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Apr
12
2010
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The Fort Pillow Massacre
Back in the day on April 12th, 1864, Confederate soldiers under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest carried out a massacre at Fort Pillow. North of Memphis, Tennessee, the former stronghold of the confederacy was the site of a Civil War battle. A union garrison of black and white soldiers held the fort and …
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Apr
09
2010
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Marian Anderson Sings On
Back in the day on April 9th, 1939, African-American singer Marian Anderson performed before 75,000 people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The open-air event was not originally on Anderson’s schedule of appearances, but, instead, was organized after she was denied from singing at Washington D.C.’s Constitution Hall. The singer’s manager, Sol Hurok, …
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Apr
08
2010
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Stokely Carmicheal in Nashville
Back in the day on April 8th, 1967, black power activist Stokely Carmichael delivered a speech at Vanderbilt University. As an invited guest to the Impact Symposium organized by students there, Carmichael’s arrival to Nashville, Tennessee a few days prior to the event was met with much controversy. The Tennessee State Senate, a …
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Apr
07
2010
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The Teapot Dome Scandal
Back in the day on April 7th, 1922, Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby and Harry F. Sinclair of the Mammoth Oil Corporation signed a secret lease. Locked away in Fall’s desk drawer, the agreement between the three completed the transition of control away from the U.S. Navy …
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Apr
02
2010
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Jeannette Rankin Makes History in Congress
Back in the day on April 2nd, 1917 Jeannette Rankin was sworn in as the first Congresswoman in the history of the United States. It didn’t take long for this pacifist woman from the state of Montana to make trouble in the halls of Congress. Just four days into her term, she …
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Mar
30
2010
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The 15th Amendment
Back in the day on March 30th, 1870 the 15th amendment was added to the constitution of the United States. Coming in the post-Civil War era, the last of the “reconstruction amendments” attempted to federalize enfranchisement for black males. Three versions of the 15th amendment were debated in Congress before final ratification. The agreed upon …
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