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![David Kirkwood being detained by police during 1919 Battle of George Square on January 31st 1919 [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/battleOfGeorgeSquare.jpg)
On this day in 1919, the Battle of George Square took place in Glasgow, Scotland, a conflict between Glasgow police and the British Army against 25,000 striking Glasgow workers who were demanding a 40-hour work week.
Image: David Kirkwood being detained by police during 1919 Battle of George Square on January 31st 1919 [Wikipedia]
Robert Moses, born on this day in 1935, was an American educator and civil rights activist who led SNCC work on voter education and registration in Mississippi and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Louis Allen was a civil rights activist in Liberty, Mississippi who was assassinated by white supremacists on this day in 1964. When Allen told the U.S. government that he feared for his life, the Justice Department refused to protect him.
![Veterans testifying at the Vietnam Veterans Against the War Winter Soldier Investigation on October 10th, 1971. Photo by Jeff Albertson [credo.library.umass.edu/]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/winterSoldierInvestigation.jpg)
The "Winter Soldier Investigation" was a media event that began on this day in 1971, sponsored by Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), who were intending to publicize war crimes committed by the United States.
Image: Veterans testifying at the Vietnam Veterans Against the War Winter Soldier Investigation on October 10th, 1971. Photo by Jeff Albertson [credo.library.umass.edu/]