Fannie Lou Hamer October 3, 1957 Lawrence Ferlinghetti , owner of City Lights Bookstore was acquitted of obscenity charges for publishing and selling Alan Ginsberg’s “Howl .” In June 1957 undercover inspectors bought copies of Howl and Other…
This Week in Social Justice History September 23 – September 29 Little Rock, 1957 Victor Jara September 24, 1996. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. President Clinton and the representatives of 71 nations signed a treaty to end all testing and…
This Week In Social Justice History September 2 – September 9 Charles Hamilton Houston and Clarance Darrow Archbishop Tutu September 3, 1895 Charles Hamilton Houston, was born in Washington D.C. African American lawyer, Dean of Howard University Law…
August 26, 1920 The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution became law when Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified its ratification. The Amendment provides: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be…
Lucy Stone James Meredith August 13, 1818. Lucy Stone was born in…
Randy Shilts Members of the National Council for Japanese Redress, 1987 August 5, 1735. Truth…