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REAL Democracy History Calendar: May 6 – 12
May 6 1882 – Congress passes Chinese Exclusion Act The law banned Chinese immigration of both skilled and unskilled workers for ten years. It was renewed in 1892 and made permanent in 1902. It was repealed in 1943. 2015 – … Continue reading
REAL Democracy History Calendar: April 29 – May 5
April 29 1938 – “Message to Congress on Curbing Monopolies” President Franklin D. Roosevelt “The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where … Continue reading
REAL Democracy History Calendar: April 22 – 28
April 22 1970 – Earth Day, birth of environmental movement An estimated 20 million people took part across the US in marches, rallies, teach-ins and other public events to demonstrate support for the environment. Much of the environment’s deterioration/destruction from … Continue reading
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REAL Democracy History Calendar: April 15 – 21
April 15 1858 – Birth of Emile Durkheim, French sociologist, social psychologist, philosopher and “father” of sociology “I can be free only to the extent that others are forbidden to profit from their physical, economic, or other superiority to the … Continue reading
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REAL Democracy History Calendar: April 8 – 14
April 8 1838 – Loan application with slaves used as collateral “George Guion wrote to the Thibodeauxville Branch of Union Bank of Louisiana asking for a loan of 5,000 in addition to a 10,000 mortgage he already had from the … Continue reading
REAL Democracy History Calendar: April 1 – 7
April 1 1929 – Birth of Milan Kundera, Czech writer “The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” 2010 – Publication of “The Case Against Judicial Review” by David Cobb “In a nutshell, judicial review … Continue reading
REAL Democracy History Calendar: March 25 – 31
March 25 1934 – Birth of Gloria Steinem, feminist, journalist, and social and political activist “A movement is only composed of people moving. To feel its warmth and motion around us is the end as well as the means.” 2000 … Continue reading
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REAL Democracy History Calendar: March 18 – 24
March 18 1831 – Supreme Court Rules Cherokee Nation Is Barred from Suing to Enforce Treaties Cherokee Nation v. State of Georgia [30 U.S. (5 Pet.) 1] “Beginning in 1827, the State of Georgia enacted legislation that nullified Cherokee laws … Continue reading
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REAL Democracy History Calendar: March 11 – 17
March 11 1888 – Former U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes on corporate power “The real difficulty is with the vast wealth and power in the hands of the few and the unscrupulous who represent or control capital. Hundreds of laws … Continue reading
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REAL Democracy History Calendar: March 4 – 10
March 4 1791 – States begin to loosen property rights for voting The U.S. Constitution granted voting rights only to white, male property owners. Vermont was the first state to have no property requirements for voting, which joined the union … Continue reading
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