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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July 24, 1702
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Camisard Protestants in the Cevennes region of France revolt against the continuing persecution of Protestants by the Roman Catholic Church and the French state. After enduring years of repression, deportations, murders, and torture, they strike back against their oppressors.
The revolt begins with the assassination of François Langlade, the Abbé of Chaila, a church official notorious for having Protestants arrested and tortured.
The French army is sent to take revenge against the Camisard peasants; the Camisards take up arms and engage in guerrilla warfare against the French troops. The army resorts to massacres, and to destroying houses, farms and villages.
Two years late, the government offers concessions to bring an end to the ongoing revolt. The revolt subsides, but scattered fighting goes on for several more years.
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July 24, 1783
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Birth of Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), a key leader in the Latin American struggles for independence from Spain.
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July 24, 1893
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Birth of Ammon Hennacy (1893-1970), Christian pacifist, anarchist, and activist.
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July 24, 1894
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American forces invade Seoul, Korea, ‘to protect American interests’. They remain until April 3, 1896.
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July 24, 1941
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Arvida Strike: 700 workers at the Aluminium Co.of Canada (Alcan) plant in Arvida, Quebec spontaneously walk off the job. The next day the strike spreads to 4500 workers, who decide to occupy the plant. The strike is then declared illegal under capitalist law, and soldiers are sent to Arvida to ‘protect’ the factory. Work resumes four days later and negotiations begin.
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July 24, 2001
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Rural people join with urban shack dwellers to form the Landless Peoples Movement in South Africa.
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