1981 - 2000 / National Security and Social Justice
A Cuban-born humanitarian, José Jesús Basulto León was known for his continual fight to restore democracy in Cuba and his passion for saving and preserving the lives of Cuban exiles. Basulto was born in Santiago de Cuba Oriente on August 8, 1940 to parents José and Lidia Basulto. When Basulto was two, his family moved…
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1700 - 1899 / Race Equity and Social Justice
Chinese immigration to the United States was a topic of national discussion during the late 1800s. Specifically, the Restriction Period (1882-1888) and Exclusion Period (1888-1943) were years defined by debates over laws that limited the number of Chinese immigrants allowed to enter the United States. During these periods, Chinese immigrants were targets of xenophobia and…
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1961 - 1980 / Gender Equity, LGBTQ+ Activism, and Social Justice
Laurie Morton was a prominent member of the Radical Women organization based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1967, the group claims to be the oldest socialist feminist organization in existence. As a social feminist group, its members were committed to “exposing, resisting, and eliminating the inequities of women’s existence."
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1961 - 1980 / Labor Justice and Social Justice
César Estrada Chávez was born near Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927, to Mexican-American parents, Librado Chávez and Juana Estrada Chávez. César’s mother was “a person of great faith” who modeled self-sacrifice and the necessity of helping others. Chávez’s father, Librado, owned a store and pool hall until debt and the Depression forced him to…
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1700 - 1899 / Race Equity and Social Justice
Even before Reconstruction ended, many formerly enslaved people came to a discouraging realization. They faced the dim reality that the promises of emancipation, the impeachment of a southern president, and the passage of the Civil War amendments would not produce the kind of change they envisioned. The Compromise of 1877 instead sealed a different fate.…
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