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Remembering: The Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913

March 4, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The first suffragist demonstration took place in Washington, D.C. on March 3, 1913.

The significance of the Howard Morgan victory for our movement

February 23, 2015 By Frank Chapman

We saw from the very beginning that we would have to build a mass protest movement to to free Howard Morgan, and we did just that.

Repressive “anti-terrorist” legislation in Canada and resistance

February 10, 2015 By Tim Pelzer

Conservative Party's new legislation if passed will further undermine Canadian privacy rights, civil liberties and freedom of speech.

Today in African American history: Birthday of writer Alice Walker

February 9, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The writer and activist Alice Walker was born on this day in 1944 in Putnam County, Georgia.

Today in African-American history: Fifteenth amendment ratified

February 3, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits denying citizens the right to vote based on their "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."