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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September 3, 1838
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Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery. He goes on to become an abolitionist, journalist, and author.
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September 3, 1934
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Start of the 1934 textile workers’ strike in United States, the largest strike in the history of the U.S. at that time, involving 400,000 textile workers and lasting 22 days.
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September 3, 1991
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Twenty-five workers die at the Hamlet Chicken Processing plant fire in North Carolina when locked doors prevent workers from escaping when a fire breaks out.
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