March 29, 1951: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Convicted of Espionage
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of espionage.
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March 28, 1898: Wong Kim Ark Wins Citizenship Case
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark.
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March 27, 1961: Jackson, Mississippi Library Sit-In
Nine Tougaloo College students and members of the Jackson Youth Council of the NAACP staged a sit-in to protest segregation at the Jackson Public Library in 1961 and were subsequently arrested.
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March 27, 1867: Staged Ride-ins in South Carolina Streetcars
Staged ride-ins during Reconstruction in South Carolina were among the first (recorded) organized protests of segregation on a streetcar.
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March 26, 1964: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met briefly by chance as they were waiting for a press conference.
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March 26, 1839: End of The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears removed Cherokee Indians from their ancestral home in the Smoky Mountains to the Oklahoma Territory.
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March 25, 1965: Last Selma March
The Selma marches were three protest marches about voting rights, held in 1965.
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March 25, 1965: Viola Liuzzo Murdered by KKK After Selma to Montgomery March
Viola Liuzzo (April 11, 1925 – March 25, 1965), Civil Rights activist, was murdered in 1965 by the KKK after the Selma to Montgomery March.
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March 25, 1931: Scottsboro Nine
Nine young African Americans were falsely charged with rape and collectively served more than 100 years in prison.
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March 24, 1982: The Sanctuary Movement Starts in Arizona
A network of religious congregations that became known as the Sanctuary Movement started with a Presbyterian church and a Quaker meeting in Tucson, Arizona.
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March 24, 1980: Archbishop Romero Assassinated
Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador was assassinated by U.S.-backed death squads.
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March 24, 1966: Supreme Court Officially Abolishes Last Vestige of Poll Taxes
A U.S. Supreme Court decision bans poll taxes for state and local elections.
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March 24, 1853: Mary Ann Shadd Cary Published “The Provincial Freeman”
Mary Ann Shadd Cary published the first edition of “The Provincial Freeman,” Canada’s first anti-slavery newspaper.
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March 23, 1965: Selma to Montgomery March Continues
The Selma to Montgomery marchers traveled into Lowndes County, working with local leaders to organize residents into a new political organization: the Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO).
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March 23, 1940: Pauli Murray Arrested on Bus in Virginia
Pauli Murray and Adelene McBean were arrested on a Greyhound bus near Petersburg, Virginia for refusing to move to the back of the bus and were subsequently arrested and jailed.
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March 22, 1993: World Water Day First Observed
World Water Day, internationally observed each March 22, “celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis.”
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March 22, 1969: DC 9 Protest Dow Chemical Production of Napalm
Nine protesters smashed glass, hurled files out a fourth floor window, and poured blood on files and furniture at the Dow Chemical offices in Washington, D.C.
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March 22, 1968: March for Justice and Jobs
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Community on the Move for Equality called for a march in Memphis, Tennessee in solidarity with sanitation workers.
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March 22, 1893: First Women’s Collegiate Basketball Game
In 1893, the first ever women’s college basketball game was played at Smith College, a historically women’s college in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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March 21, 1937: Ponce Massacre
Police shot peaceful protesters, killing 19 and wounding over 200 others in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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