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

July 28, 1901
Birth of Harry Bridges (1901-1990), radical union leader in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). Related Topics: Labour History
July 28, 1915
The United States invades and occupies Haiti. The American occupation continues until August, 1934. Related Topics: Haiti – Intervention – U.S. Imperialism
July 28, 1917
W.E.B. DuBois and others organize a silent parade down Fifth Avenue in New York City against the lynching of negroes and segregationist Jim Crow laws. There had been nearly 3,000 documented cases of hangings and other mob violence against black Americans since the Reconstruction period following the Civil War. Related Topics: Jim Crow – Racism – Segregation
July 28, 1965
In a major escalation of the American invasion of Vietnam, President Lyndon Johnson orders an additional 50,000 troops to Vietnam, to join the 75,000 already there. Related Topics: U.S. Imperialism – Vietnam War