[Marxism-Thaxis] Octavius Catto was murdered on Election Day 1871

Interesting photo of a sign on Catto. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23021...@n06/3075692379/ ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marx

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige

The Fate of a Cold War Vestige by Dmitry Orlov Club Orlov (November 28 2010) We are currently witnessing increasingly nasty displays of deadly force on both sides of the Korean divide. The North appears to be getting ready to call America's bluff. What will the South do, faced with growing bell

[Marxism-Thaxis] Octavius Valentine Catto

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavius_Catto Octavius Valentine Catto (22 February 1839 – 10 October 1871) was a black educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist. He was also known for being a cricket and baseball player in 19th-century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Catto became a martyr to r

[Marxism-Thaxis] My great-great grandmother Cordelia Sanders Chew

During the Civil War Octavius Catto raised all-black regiments to fight.. In 1866 he led the fight to desegregate Philadelphia's horse-drawn streetcars and he started an all-black baseball team — all before the age of 32. His final cause was voting rights for blacks. With the passage of the 15th Am