U.S. history
A National Day of Mourning for U.S. Indigenous
November 27, 2019Every Thanksgiving Day, hundreds of Indigenous from across the country gather at Cole’s Hill, overlooking Plymouth Rock, where the Pilgrims landed in 1620 for the National Day of Mourning.
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Remembering Sand Creek Massacre: The two soldiers who refused orders
November 23, 2016There were men who rejected the violence and genocide inherent in the “conquest of the West.”
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This week in history: Radical feminist Voltairine de Cleyre born
November 14, 2016One of the most prolific anarchist writers of her time, Voltairine de Cleyre was born 150 years ago, on November 17, 1866 in Leslie, Michigan. Her father named her after the famed French Enlightenment author Voltaire.
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November is Native American Heritage Month
November 1, 2016The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people.
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Petition to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg at nearly 30K signatures
October 27, 2016The overall total number of signers is on track to surpass 30,000 shortly, and is growing quickly.
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