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Freedom fighting: also a Southern tradition

July 6, 2015 By Larry Rubin

Many white people in the South held no one in captivity. Lies and false fear, not ideals, were used to convince them to vote for leaving the Union.

Today in history: Jan Hus burned at the stake 600 years ago

July 6, 2015 By Special to People’s World

In 1415, Czech religious reformer Jan Hus, condemned as a heretic against the doctrines of the Catholic Church, was burned at the stake.

Indigenous news: activism, identity, and honoring natives

July 2, 2015 By Andrea Perkins

On May 26, the town council in Newstead, New York voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day.

On 4th of July, remember CPUSA’s commitment to patriotism

July 2, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky

FDR signed Executive Order 9066 for the forcible internment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry into concentration camps, including CPUSA member Karl Yoneda..

Today in history: Earl Robinson, composer of “Joe Hill,” born

July 2, 2015 By Eric A. Gordon

On this date in 1910, composer Earl Robinson was born in Seattle.