12 novembre

• 1779 -- US: 20 slaves petition New Hampshire's legislature to abolish slavery. They argue that "the god of nature gave them life & freedom upon the terms of most perfect equality with other men; that freedom is an inherent right of the human species, not to be surrendered but by consent."

• 1871 -- Switzerland: The anarchist Jura Federation adopts a constitution designed to counter the Marxist influence within the First International. "Comment voudrait-on qu'une société égalitaire et libre sortît d'une organisation autoritaire? C'est impossible. L'internationale, embryon de la future société humaine est tenue d'être, dès maintenant, l'image fidèle de nos principes de liberté et de fédération, et de rejeter de son sein tout principe tendant à l'autorité et à la dictature"."

• 1908 -- France: 33-year-old Albert Libertad (aka Albert Joseph), a one-legged street orator, dies. Known as a rough-&-tumble brawler who used his crutches as a weapon, founder of the individualist weekly "Anarchy".

• 1912 -- Spain: In Madrid anarchist Manuel Pardinas assassinates Beloved & Respected Comrade Leader Premier Jose Canalejas, then commits suicide. In September Canalejas broke a railroad strike by militarizing the railwaymen.

• 1917 -- Russia: Nov 12-14 Elections to the Constituent Assembly. Socialist Revolutionaries are the largest party.

• 1918 -- Russia: Du 12 au 16 novembre 1918, à Koursk, se tient la première conférence générale de la Confédération d'organisations anarchistes d'Ukraine "Nabat" "L'Alarme"(du nom du journal).

• 1923 -- Emma Goldman photo, Dec 1919Emma Goldman's manuscript published this month under the title My Disillusionment in Russia; the last twelve chapters have been cut without her permission.

• 1984 -- France: Body-Less? Marcel Body dies. French typographer. Marcel Body was an anarchist writer, founder of "La Vérité", & gathered the oppositional circle Union des Travailleurs Révolutionnaires around this periodical.