Peace & Justice History for 4/8

April 8, 1952
President Harry S. Truman attempted to nationalize the steel industry in order to avert a nationwide strike. He was concerned about a shortage of steel needed for the war effort in Korea.
Read more from the Truman library
April 8, 1993
Women in Black of Lund, Sweden, demonstrated in solidarity with their Serbian sisters suffering amidst the conflicts resulting from the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia. “We dressed in black. We knew that despair and pain needed to be transformed into political action. Our choice of black meant that we did not agree with everything that the Serbian regime was doing. We refused their language which promotes hate and death.” We repeated: “DO NOT SPEAK FOR US, WE WILL SPEAK FOR OURSELVES”
Who are Women in Black? 

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