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On this day in 1951, 16-year-old Barbara Johns led her classmates in a student strike protesting of the substandard conditions at her school, resulting in a lawsuit that helped segregation be declared unconstitutional.
![Anti-fascists clash with cops (Pic: Phil McCowen) [socialistworker.co.uk]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/battleOfWoodGreen.jpg)
On this day in 1977, 3,000 anti-fascist demonstrators harassed and attacked National Front fascists who were attempting to march through the North London borough of Haringey, an event known as the Battle of Wood Green.
Image: Anti-fascists clash with cops (Pic: Phil McCowen) [socialistworker.co.uk]
On this day in 1918, in protest of conscription laws, a one-day "complete and entire" general strike was held in Dublin, stopping work at railways, docks, mills, theatres, public services, shipyards, shops, and munitions factories.
On this day in 1971, more than 800 veterans collectively tossed their medals, ribbons, discharge papers, and other war mementos on the steps of the U.S. Capitol as part of a multi-day demonstration against the Vietnam War.