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Born January 30th in 1919, Fred Korematsu took a stand against the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII "I would like to see the government admit that they were wrong and do something … read more

Born on 13th December in 1903, Ella Baker shunned the limelight and devoted herself to the hard graft of political activism... “You didn’t see me on television, you didn’t see news stories abo … read more

Born on 9th November in 1828, Friedrich Sorge went on to play a key role in American radical history Some of you might have heard of the San Francisco 49ers, named after the California Gold Ru … read more

Born on this day in 1913, Larry Itliong radicalized Filipino-American workers and led their struggle for equality and dignity The story of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican-American labor leader, is well … read more

The dramatic Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858 punctured a hole in the Fugitive Slave Law (photo: the rescuers in jail) John Brown didn’t ride alone. When he led his raid on Harpers … read more