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  • Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
    Saturday May 1, 1909
    Josip Broz Tito

    May day

    Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
    Saturday May 1, 1909

    During his apprenticeship he was encouraged to mark May Day in 1909, and read and sold Slobodna Reč (Free Word), a socialist newspaper.




  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    May, 1909
    W. E. B. Du Bois

    Du Bois attended the National Negro Conference

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    May, 1909

    In May 1909, Du Bois attended the National Negro Conference in New York. The meeting led to the creation of the National Negro Committee, chaired by Oswald Villard, and dedicated to campaigning for civil rights, equal voting rights, and equal educational opportunities.




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