Radical History Blog

Fiorello Henry La Guardia was born today in 1882. While best-known for the airport named after him, his greatest legacy was a decade of progressive leadership as New York’s Mayor during the 1930s and ‘40s.

Christina Rossetti, the masterful 19th century poet, was born today in 1830. While far from a radical herself, her written work has inspired feminists for generations.

64 years ago today, Rosa Parks transformed the Civil Rights Movement by refusing to give up her seat on a bus. There are parallels in the global protests of 2019. Alabama, 1955.

In November 1775, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, John, that the Thirteen Colonies must split with Britain for good. King George’s refusal to recognise American liberties meant that independence was the only answer.

The WWII hero and socialist Harry Leslie Smith passed away one year ago today. As the guns fell quiet in 1945 and the dust settled on the vanquished fascist empires, many Allied service personnel dove headlong into radical politics.

Today in 1859, Darwin's scientific Theory of Evolution was released to the world. Its social misuses couldn't be further from the views of Darwin himself.

We've spent the whole year working on new tea towel designs celebrating history's radical ancestors. Here are a few to inspire your family and friends this holiday season.

The fight for women's suffrage in Britain was a long fought battle, spearheaded by the Suffragette movement. Here are 6 quotes that define this legendary movement of British History.

Thirty years ago today the Berlin Wall was opened at last, crowning a rich history of radical dissent in the Eastern Bloc. Great radical acts and characters often end up having a curious afterlife.

The story of how a speech at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War became an internationalist call to resistance. Today, November 8, happens to be my birthday.