February 11, 1916
– Feminist and civil-rights activist Flo Kennedy was born in on this
date Kansas City, Missouri. As a lawyer, Kennedy represented Billie
Holiday, Charlie Parker and H. Rap Brown. In 1972 she formed the
Feminist Party and filed an Internal Revenue Service complaint alleging
that the Catholic Church violates tax-exempt requirements by spending
money to influence political decisions. "I'm just a loud-mouthed
middle-aged colored lady . . . & a lot of people think I'm crazy.
Maybe you do too, but I never stop to wonder why I'm not like other
people. The mystery to me is why more people aren't like me." (From the Daily Bleed)
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| Seattle Strikers and their Supporters Took Over Most City Services, Including Food Distribution |
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| Sit Down Strikers in Flint |
February 11, 1937 - General Motors recognized the United Auto Workers (UAW) following a 44-day sit-down strike involving 48,000 GM workers. Two months later, company guards beat up UAW leaders at the River Rouge, Michigan plant. (From Workday Minnesota)
February 11, 1964 – 19,000 students boycotted Cincinnati schools to protest segregation. (From the Daily Bleed)
February 11, 1981
– Eight workers were contaminated when 100,000 gallons of radioactive
coolant leaked into a containment building of the Tennessee Valley
Authority's (TVA) Sequoyah I plant in Tennessee. (From the Daily Bleed)
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