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![Battle of Cable Street, with police clearing the way for a car carrying fascists (1936) [jewishmuseum.org.uk]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/battleOfCableStreet.jpg)
On this day in 1936, 20,000 anti-fascists turned out in East London to drive out a rally of 2,000-3,000 fascists organized by Oswald Mosley, forcing them to flee through Hyde Park in what is now known as "The Battle of Cable Street".
Image: Battle of Cable Street, with police clearing the way for a car carrying fascists (1936) [jewishmuseum.org.uk]
On this day in 1907, shipping lines in New Orleans locked out screwmen, skilled dock workers, for failing to meet employer bale quotas, beginning a multi-racial, industry-wide strike that shut down the port for three weeks.
Image: A 1900 postcard published showing steamboats on the Mississippi River, goods in sacks and barrels stacked on the levee, and groups of stevedores and horse carts. The view is looking downriver from the foot of Canal Street, New Orleans. Photo by Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
On this day in 1984, Pan-African socialist Thomas Sankara spoke at the United Nations, saying "I speak not only on behalf of Burkina Faso, my country which I love so much, but also on behalf of all those who suffer, wherever they may be."
Image: Thomas Sankara speaking at the United Nations