Angelina Grimké Weld, born on this day in 1805, was an American abolitionist and women's rights advocate, notable for being, along with her sister Sarah, one of the few southern white women to join the abolitionist cause.
Frank B. Wamsutta James was an Aquinnah Wampanoag elder and indigenous political activist who died on this day in 2001.
On this day in 1931, anarchist workers and students in Paraguay seized control of the city of Encarnación and attempted to declare an anarchist community, holding the town for 16 hours before it was reclaimed by state forces.
Image: Painting depicting a communist uprising, unknown author and date [https://canalabierto.com]