This Month in History, March: Social justice milestones and achievements
This Month in History, March: Social justice milestones and achievements
Learn more about important March events in which people around the world fought for social justice and civil rights.
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This Month in History
March: Social Justice
March 1, 1919
Protesters in Seoul, Korea, launch the March First Movement.
In a series of demonstrations that lasted over a year, Koreans protested for national independence from Japan. About 7,000 people were killed by Japanese police and soldiers. March 3, 1991 Los Angeles police officers brutally beat Rodney King.
When the officers were acquitted in April 1992 of all charges despite video of the incident, protests and riots broke out across L.A. March 7, 1965 Civil rights protesters are attacked in Selma, Alabama.
State troopers used nightsticks and tear gas against nonviolent protesters marching for voter registration for Black Americans. March 8, 1917 The Russian Revolution begins.
This was the first of several riots in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) that ultimately succeeded in overthrowing the imperial government. March 15, 2019 Over 1.5 million students worldwide join in a strike against climate change.
The Fridays for Future movement, started by environmental activist Greta Thunberg, saw students in many countries leaving classes to protest outside lawmakers’ offices for climate change legislation.
In a series of demonstrations that lasted over a year, Koreans protested for national independence from Japan. About 7,000 people were killed by Japanese police and soldiers. March 3, 1991 Los Angeles police officers brutally beat Rodney King.
When the officers were acquitted in April 1992 of all charges despite video of the incident, protests and riots broke out across L.A. March 7, 1965 Civil rights protesters are attacked in Selma, Alabama.
State troopers used nightsticks and tear gas against nonviolent protesters marching for voter registration for Black Americans. March 8, 1917 The Russian Revolution begins.
This was the first of several riots in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) that ultimately succeeded in overthrowing the imperial government. March 15, 2019 Over 1.5 million students worldwide join in a strike against climate change.
The Fridays for Future movement, started by environmental activist Greta Thunberg, saw students in many countries leaving classes to protest outside lawmakers’ offices for climate change legislation.