Seeds of Fire, September 12 September 12, 1837: Hundreds of black Canadians confront British troops attempting to deport Solomon Moseby, an escaped slave from Kentucky, back to the United States. Slavery is illegal in the British Empire, so slaves who reach Upper Canada are supposed to be safe, but U.S. authorities have demanded that Moseby be deported back to the U.S. because he stole a horse from the slaveowner in order to escape. When news of the planned deportation becomes known in late August, blacks encircle the jail in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Upper Canada in order to prevent his removal. When the authorities make their move on September 12, the crowd attacks the troops guarding Moseby and enable him to escape. Two people are killed by the soldiers in the melee, and 40 are arrested. September 12, 1924: Birth of Amilcar Cabral (Abel Djassi) (1924-1973), left nationalist and leader of the struggle of the independence for Guinea-Bissau. September 12, 1944: Birth of Leonard Peltier, native activist and political prisoner who has been incarcerated in the United States since 1977. September 12, 1945: Start of the Windsor Ford strike, a 99-day strike in which 10,000 workers walked off the job, eventually resulting in a victory for the workers. September 12, 1977: Black liberation leader Steve Biko is murdered by South African police. Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology - compiled by Ulli Diemer for Connexions – connexions.org/CxLibrary/Docs/SeedsofFire.htm
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