Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor

May 9
1933

First Nazi-inspired mass public book-burning, Germany

1967
In April, Muhammad Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army due to his religious convictions. He angered many Americans after claiming, “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong.” He was stripped of his heavyweight boxing title and his license to fight.
In June, a court found him guilty of draft evasion, fined him $10,000, and sentenced him to five years in prison. He remained free, pending numerous appeals, but was still barred from fighting.

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May 8

1828
U.S. Peace Society founded.
1838
Founding of Chartist movement for British workers’ rights.
1882
The American Peace Society was established when the peace societies of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania merged to become a national organization. Based in Boston, the merger was a result of a suggestion by William Ladd. Read more.
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May 7

1700
William Penn begins monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation.
1844
Protestant mob in Philadelphia, shouting “Kill them! Kill them!” burns down over 30 homes in the predominantly Irish suburb of Kensington.
1955
The Rev. George Lee, one of the first black people registered to vote in Humphreys County and who used his pulpit and his printing press to urge others to vote, was murdered in Belzoni, Miss.
1965
“Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama as state troopers attack civil rights marchers.
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