Jul 3, 2026 · 47 min · 13 segments
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a Constitutional Law professor, civil rights attorney, and author of, "…
Gloria J. Browne-MarshallGuest
Nate HaberHostWell, once again, thank you for having me back because we were on your show talking about my book, A Protest History of the United States.
And so Martyrs Day is a day in which slain protesters in America are highlighted, recognized, and we pay tribute to them.
And these are slain protesters and activists of any era in U.S. history.
And those who have been slain in America whose untimely deaths led to positive change in the nation.
So if one is exercising their right to protest, especially for progressive social justice, civil rights, and other types of issues such as that, and they're slain.
We have voting rights martyrs who are killed because of voting rights, like Jimmy Lee Jackson, who was the reason why John Lewis was walking over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the first place in March of 1965.
And people have forgotten about Jimmy Lee Jackson and that he was protesting for the right to vote.
Something we all did just a couple of weeks ago We don't even think about it now in 2026, but in 1966, in 1965, in 1964, people were killed just for trying to vote in this country.
And so this is the first American Martyrs Day that is created to commemorate, to pay tribute to slain activists and protesters who were fighting for social justice, equality and civil rights in this country.
Well, once again, thank you for having me back because we were on your show talking about my book, A Protest History of the United States.
And so Martyrs Day is a day in which slain protesters in America are highlighted, recognized, and we pay tribute to them.
And these are slain protesters and activists of any era in U.S. history.
And those who have been slain in America whose untimely deaths led to positive change in the nation.
So if one is exercising their right to protest, especially for progressive social justice, civil rights, and other types of issues such as that, and they're slain.
We have voting rights martyrs who are killed because of voting rights, like Jimmy Lee Jackson, who was the reason why John Lewis was walking over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the first place in March of 1965.
And people have forgotten about Jimmy Lee Jackson and that he was protesting for the right to vote.
Something we all did just a couple of weeks ago We don't even think about it now in 2026, but in 1966, in 1965, in 1964, people were killed just for trying to vote in this country.
And so this is the first American Martyrs Day that is created to commemorate, to pay tribute to slain activists and protesters who were fighting for social justice, equality and civil rights in this country.
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