Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology

Recalling events that happened on this day in history.
Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence.

Compiled by Ulli Diemer

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October 2, 1800  
Birth of Nat Turner (1800-1831), American slave who led a slave rebellion in 1831.
Related Topics: Slave Revolts
October 2, 1869
Birth of Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948).
October 2, 1968  
Tlatelolco massacre: Soldiers and police kill more than 100 protesters in Mexico City.
Related Topics: Killings by Police – Massacres – Mexico – Military/Violence Against Civilians
October 2, 2009  
Death of Marek Edelman, doctor, political activist, veteran of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Further Reading: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, by Marek Edelman
Related Topics: Warsaw Ghetto


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