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Bayard Rustin (1912 - 1987)March 17th, 1912

Bayard Rustin, born on this day in 1912, was a gay socialist civil rights leader in the US. "When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him."

Makhno Released From Prison (1917)March 17th, 1917

On this day in 1917, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary Nestor Makhno was released from prison as a result of the February Revolution, going on to play a leading role in the revolutionary anarchist movement in Ukraine.

A memorial for those killed during the Salvadoran Civil War, located at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. Five crosses have been placed - four for the killed Dutch journalists in El Salvador, and a central, elevated one for 40,000 murdered Salvadorans. [Wikipedia]
Santa Rita Massacre (1982)March 17th, 1982

On this day in 1982, the Salvadoran army assassinated a group of Dutch journalists and FMLN soldiers in violation of international law. The murders caused international outrage, and the colonel who ordered the attack fled to the U.S.

Image: A memorial for those killed during the Salvadoran Civil War, located at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. Five crosses have been placed - four for the killed Dutch journalists in El Salvador, and a central, elevated one for 40,000 murdered Salvadorans. [Wikipedia]