Today in history

February 18

1688
Pennsylvania Quakers made first formal protest against slavery.
From their proclamation “…we shall doe (sic) to all men like as we will be done ourselves; making no difference of what generation, descent or colour they are.”

1867
Nonviolent resistance to Austrian oppression results in separate constitution, Hungary.

1961
In London, Bertrand Russell, 89, led a march of 20,000 and sit-down of 5,000 in an anti-nuke rally outside U.K. Defense Ministry and is jailed for 7 days.
It is the Committee of 100’s, (the direct action wing of the Committee for Nuclear Disarmament) first public demonstration.

Bertand Russell addresses demonstration…………………early CND demonstator

1970
Five of the “Chicago Seven” (Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, and Jerry Rubin) are found “guilty” of crossing state lines to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic convention. They are found “not guilty” of conspiracy.

The Chicago Seven