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Feb 16, 1095
The Crusades
According to the Bible, Jerusalem is the Jew's promised land. The Christians in the early 1000's ce. thought otherwise, because their messiah Jesus Christ did major things there such as be resurrected from the dead they believed it was their land. The Christians through force over several battles and years claimed Jerusalem from the Jews. Even the Pope at the time encouraged Christians to fight saying if they did they would be promised a spot in Heaven. -
Feb 17, 1292
First Known Execution For Sodomy
A knife maker by the name of John De Wettre in 1292 was the first known person in Europe to be executed for Sodomy. -
Feb 15, 1350
The Black Death
The Black Death is the biggest plague the world has ever seen. This plague killed between 1/3 and 1/4 of the population of Eurasia. At a time where nearly everyone was anti-Jew, people looked at them for the cause. They were tortured so bad, that they lied and admitted to being the cause. Most Jews said they sprinkled poison into a spring used by many. Even though this wasn't true, the torture was so harsh they were almost forced to come up with something to say. -
Joseph I, and the Gypsies
Joseph 1, Holy Roman Emperor issued an edict against the Romani stating "all adult males were to be hanged without trial, whereas women and young males were to be flogged and banished foreveror" The next king Charles VI edited the order and made it so Romani women would be executed too and children were "to be put in hospitals for education." -
Last known execution in Europe for Sodmy
By 1835, the popularity of homophobia had greatly reduced around the world. However, in England two men had been caught doing homosexual acts, these men were James Pratt and John Smith of England. These two were the last known people to be executed because of Sodomy. -
Jews Are Banned From Serving In The Union During The Civil War
In a war where the main issue was equality for mainly African American slaves, you would think the side wanting equality would let anyone fight who believed in the cause. General Grant did not allow Jew's to fight for the north as he believed they had confederate views. However, President Lincoln later directs Grant to rescind the order and Jew's were now able to fight and granted equality within the army. -
Works Cited Page
-Antiziganism Wikipedia
- Anti Semitism Wikipedia
-Crusades and Facts History.com
-John Smith James Pratt last known execution for sodomy Executedtoday.com
