Today in history

May 2

1955

Indian Parliament forbids discrimination based on caste.

1968
The Poor People’s Campaign began with groups from several locations around the U.S. setting out for Washington, DC, to draw attention to the conditions of poor people in the United States. Conceived and organized by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and despite his murder the previous month, it was led by his successor at the head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Rev. Ralph David Abernathy.
The first wave of demonstrators arrived in Washington on May 12.
One week later, Resurrection City was built on the Washington Mall, a settlement of tents and shacks to house the protesters.

Resurrection City
Watch a video about poverty in our country today

1989
Hungary begins dismantling 150-mile-long fence on Austrian-Hungarian border.