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![Recruiting poster from New York City printed by Baker & Godwin, June 23rd, 1863 [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/enrollmentAct.jpg)
The Enrollment Act, passed on this day in 1863, was the first national conscription law in the United States, explicitly allowing people to avoid service by paying $300 or hiring a substitute to take their place.
Image: Recruiting poster from New York City printed by Baker & Godwin, June 23rd, 1863 [Wikipedia]
Schenck v. United States, decided on this day in 1919, was a Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of socialist Charles Schenck for encouraging draft resistance, establishing the "clear and present" danger limitation of speech.
![Portrait of Messali Hadj & Émilie Busquant, by François Lachastre. From the Centre for the Study and Research of International Revolutionary and Trotskyist Movements [historyworkshop.org.uk/]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Individuals/emileAndMessali.jpg)
Émilie Busquant, born on this day in 1901, was a French feminist, anarcho-syndicalist, and anti-colonial activist who helped design the Algerian flag. Busquant fought for Algerian independence alongside her husband, Messali Hadj.
Image: Portrait of Messali Hadj & Émilie Busquant, by François Lachastre. From the Centre for the Study and Research of International Revolutionary and Trotskyist Movements [historyworkshop.org.uk/]