Sit-ins were a form of civil disobedience in which African Americans would peacefully occupy segregated public spaces, such as restaurants, lunch counters, and buses, to protest racial segregation and discrimination. Sit-ins were a key tactic of the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.
Millions of hungry Poles counted on this law. Inhabitants of the invaders ruined Poland emerged from the First World War as a ruined agricultural country where - according to Karol Chylak - two thirds of the population earned their living by working on farms. From a demographic point of view, th
Goalkeeper punching a representative of the opposing team. Stones flying from the stands to the players. A fight between club activists and a knife stuck between the ribs of the boss of a rival team. In the background, fans chanting Get out of here, lousy Jews! All of this happened in the Second Pol
Historians have been competing for two centuries in explaining Napoleons final defeat. Some claim that the emperor was sick, others that he overslept or was simply tired. Against this background, the view of the famous British researcher, Andrew Roberts, stands out. In his opinion, Napoleon failed b
He was a sham entrepreneur, a bogus diplomat and a financial speculator. Even after the outbreak of the war, he only thought about how to make a fortune. Despite this, the émigré authorities and the Polish underground saw him as a trusted ally. Why was he not recognized as a traitor for so long?