Survivors of Thiaroye face a colonial military trial

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...

British authorities arrested Gandhi and other Congress leaders after the Quit India resolution. Activists continued resistance despite the removal of prominent organizers. The crackdown shows how...

The ANC adopted Africans’ Claims, demanding full citizenship and applying the language of wartime freedoms to African people. The document challenged an international order that promised liberty while...

French forces killed African veterans at Thiaroye after disputes over pay and treatment following their return from European captivity. The number killed remains contested. The event exposes racial...

Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaimed Indonesian independence in Jakarta. The declaration asserted popular sovereignty after Dutch colonial rule and Japanese occupation. It marked a claim to...

Hồ Chí Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The declaration invoked principles of equality while criticizing French colonial exploitation and repression. It turned the language of...

Public sessions of the Fifth Pan-African Congress brought workers, activists, and anticolonial leaders together in Manchester. Delegates demanded self-government and opposed racial discrimination. The...

Returning Black veteran Isaac Woodard challenged a bus driver’s treatment and was removed from the bus in South Carolina. Police beat him and permanently blinded him. Campaigning around his case...

Ratings at HMIS Talwar in Bombay began a strike over food and living conditions that developed into a wider naval revolt. Their demands and organizing challenged the authority of British officers over...