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

September 10, 1676
Death of English radical Gerrard Winstanley (1609-1676). Winstanley was one of the founders of the “True Levellers”, whose egalitarian beliefs were based upon Christian communism. They were also known as the Diggers because they took over public lands and dug them over to plant crops. Further Reading: The True Levellers Standard Advanced, by Gerrard Winstanley The Law of Freedom in a Platform, by Gerrard Winstanley The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution, by Christopher Hill Related Topics: Commons, The – Diggers
September 10, 1897
In the Latimer massacre in Pennsylvania, 19 striking coalminers are murdered by sheriff’s deputies, and many others are wounded. Some of the murdered men had originally been brought in as strikebreakers but had subsequently joined the striking workers. Most of those killed were shot in the back. Related Topics: Killings by Police – Labour History – Mineworkers (Miners) – Police Violence – State Violence – Strikebreakers – Strikes: United States – U.S. History – Workers' History
September 10, 1923
Birth of Uri Avnery, Israeli writer and peace activist. Further Reading: The Lion and the Gazelle The Power of the Israel Lobby: Two knights and a dragon Truth Against Truth Related Topics: Israel
September 10 - 15, 1924
American forces intervene in Nicaragua to ‘protect American interests.’ Related Topics: Intervention – Nicaragua – U.S. Imperialism
September 10, 1941
Birth of Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002), palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist, and essayist. Further Reading: Kropotkin Was No Crackpot The Mismeasure of Man, by Stephen Jay Gould Related Topics: Biology – Evolution – Evolutionary Theory – Palaeontology – Scientists