Sept. 10, 1897: Lattimer Massacre
Nineteen mineworkers were killed and dozens were wounded in the Lattimer Massacre.
Time Periods: Industrial Revolution: 1877 - 1899
Themes: Immigration, Labor
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Sept. 11, 1973: Salvador Allende Killed
Chile’s democratically elected president, Salvador Allende was killed in a U.S. backed coup.
Time Periods: People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974
Themes: Imperialism, Latinx, US Foreign Policy, World History/Global Studies
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Sept. 11, 1990: Murder of Myrna Mack
Anthropologist Myrna Mack Chang was murdered in Guatemala by U.S. backed military due to her outspoken criticism of the Guatemala government's treatment of the indigenous Maya.
Time Periods: 20th Century, Post-Civil Rights Era: 1975 - 2000
Themes: World History/Global Studies
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Sept. 11, 2001: Orlando and Phyllis Rodriguez: “Not In Our Son’s Name”
Orlando and Phyllis Rodriguez spoke out against using September 11, 2001 as a pretext for war.
Time Periods: 21st Century, 2001 - Present
Themes: Democracy & Citizenship, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements
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Sept. 12, 1958: Little Rock Public Schools Closed
Orval Faubus closed all Little Rock, Arkansas public schools for one year rather than allow integration.
Time Periods: Cold War: 1945 - 1960
Themes: African American, Democracy & Citizenship, Education
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Sept. 13, 1858: Oberlin Wellington Rescue
Eighteen-year-old John Price was arrested by a federal marshal in Oberlin, Ohio under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Time Periods: Civil War Era: 1850 - 1864
Themes: Democracy & Citizenship, Laws & Citizen Rights, Slavery and Resistance
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Sept. 14, 1911: El Primer Congreso Mexicanista Convenes in Laredo
El Primer Congreso Mexicanista (First Mexicanist Congress) met in Laredo, TX in order to discuss social, labor, educational, and economic issues facing Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the United States.
Time Periods: World War I: 1910 - 1919
Themes: Latinx, Media, Women's History
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Sept. 14, 1941: Rally Against Police Brutality
Four marches from different points in the city of Washington, D.C. got underway, against police brutality.
Time Periods: Prosperity, Depression, & World War II: 1920 - 1944
Themes: African American, Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship, Laws & Citizen Rights
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Sept. 14, 2013: Jonathan Ferrell Killed by Police
Jonathan Ferrell was killed by police in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Time Periods: 2001 - Present
Themes: African American, Racism & Racial Identity
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Sept. 15, 1963: 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
The 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed in an act of terrorism in Birmingham, Alabama.
Time Periods: People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974
Themes: African American, Racism & Racial Identity
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Sept. 15, 2013: Lummi Nation Began Kwel hoy’ Totem Pole Journey
The Lummi Nation begin the Kwel hoy' Totem Pole journey.
Time Periods: 2001 - Present
Themes: Climate Justice, Environment, Native American
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Sept. 16, 1837: Abolitionist William Whipper Advocated Non-Violence
William Whipper published "An Address on Non-Resistance to Offensive Aggression."
Time Periods: Early 19th Century: 1800 - 1849
Themes: African American, Slavery and Resistance
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Sept. 17, 1787: U.S. Constitution Signed
The U.S. Constitution was signed.
Time Periods: Revolution & Constitution: 1765 - 1799
Themes: Democracy & Citizenship, Laws & Citizen Rights, Slavery and Resistance, Social Class
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Sept. 18, 1850: Fugitive Slave Act Passed
The U.S. Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Time Periods: Civil War Era: 1850 - 1864
Themes: Laws & Citizen Rights, Racism & Racial Identity, Slavery and Resistance
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Sept. 19, 1868: Camilla Massacre
As African Americans marched peacefully in response to their expulsion from elected office, more than a dozen were massacred near Albany, Georgia.
Time Periods: Reconstruction Period: 1865 - 1876
Themes: African American, Reconstruction, Democracy & Citizenship, Racism & Racial Identity
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Sept. 2, 1885: Rock Springs Massacre
White coal miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, brutally attacked the Chinese workers.
Time Periods: Industrial Revolution: 1877 - 1899
Themes: Asian American, Immigration, Labor, Racism & Racial Identity
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Sept. 2, 1945: Vietnam Declared Independence from France
Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of Vietnam from France.
Time Periods: Cold War: 1945 - 1960
Themes: Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies
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Sept. 2, 1966: Grenada, Miss. School Desegregation Battle
The Grenada, Mississippi school board shuttered school instead of opening its doors to registered Black students.
Time Periods: People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974
Themes: African American, Civil Rights Movements, Education, Racism & Racial Identity
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Sept. 20, 1830: The First Meeting of the Colored Conventions Movement
Forty African Americans, elected by communities in nine states, met in Philadelphia in 1830 to organize for improving the lives of Black people in North America. That week, they founded the National Colored Conventions movement and held its first official series of formal meetings.
Time Periods: Early 19th Century: 1800 - 1849
Themes: African American, Organizing
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Sept. 20, 1962: James Meredith Attempts to Register at University of Mississippi
James Meredith attempted to register at the University of Mississippi.
Time Periods: People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974
Themes: African American, Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship, Laws & Citizen Rights
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