This Day in History - Zinn Education Project

William Whipper Granger | Zinn Education Project

Sept. 16, 1837: Abolitionist William Whipper Advocated Non-Violence

William Whipper published "An Address on Non-Resistance to Offensive Aggression."

Themes: African American, Slavery and Resistance

Sept. 15, 2013: Lummi Nation Began Kwel hoy’ Totem Pole Journey

The Lummi Nation begin the Kwel hoy' Totem Pole journey.

Themes: Climate Justice, Environment, Native American

Sept. 15, 1963: 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

The 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed in an act of terrorism in Birmingham, Alabama.

Themes: African American, Racism & Racial Identity

Sept. 14, 2013: Jonathan Ferrell Killed by Police

Jonathan Ferrell was killed by police in Charlotte, NC.

Themes: African American, Racism & Racial Identity

Sept. 14, 1941: Rally Against Police Brutality

Four marches from different points in the city of Washington, D.C. got underway, against police brutality.

Themes: African American, Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship, Laws & Citizen Rights

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.

Themes: Latinx, Media, Women's History

Oberlin Rescuers | Zinn Education Project

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.

Themes: Democracy & Citizenship, Laws & Citizen Rights, Slavery and Resistance

Little Rock Schools | Zinn Education Project

Sept. 12, 1958: Little Rock Public Schools Closed

Orval Faubus closed all Little Rock, Arkansas public schools for one year rather than allow integration.

Themes: African American, Democracy & Citizenship, Education

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.

Themes: Democracy & Citizenship, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

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.

Themes: World History/Global Studies