William Cooper’s delegation protests Nazi persecution

Volunteers advanced on the Dharasana salt works during the civil disobedience campaign. Police beat protesters who did not strike back; reporting carried the confrontation internationally. Women’s...

The Poona Pact substituted reserved seats within joint electorates for separate electorates for the Depressed Classes. Negotiations occurred under intense pressure from Gandhi’s fast. Ambedkar’s...

Delegates at Bloemfontein brought organizations together against legislation threatening African political and land rights. The convention sought a united response to segregation. Collective...

Students began a boycott after union leaders Aung San and Nu were expelled in a dispute involving a critical magazine article. The strike linked freedom of expression and student organizing to wider...

Aboriginal activists met in Sydney as the country celebrated 150 years of colonization. They condemned dispossession and called for full citizenship and equality. Their protest challenged a national...

Aboriginal residents left Cummeragunja in protest against oppressive management and conditions. Moving collectively across the Murray River challenged the authorities’ control over their daily...

Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused her access to Constitution Hall. The public concert challenged racial exclusion from...

Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 after pressure including A. Philip Randolph’s proposed march on Washington. It prohibited discrimination in defense employment and created a complaints...

The Pittsburgh Courier launched the Double V campaign: victory against fascism abroad and racism at home. Black readers and activists challenged the contradiction of fighting for democracy while...

The All India Congress Committee adopted the Quit India resolution in Bombay. The demand for immediate British withdrawal asserted colonized people’s political agency during a war fought in the name...