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Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth is born -
Naturalism
Naturalism starts to catch on as war is planned -
Civil War
The American Civil War comes to an end -
Reconstruction
Reconstruction begins after the Civil War -
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is created -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
African American citizens were given more rights -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism becomes popular -
Immigration
Immigration in Northern cities greatly increases -
Yellow Journalism
Yellow journalism is invented -
Yellow Journalism
Yellow journalism is invented -
An Occurrence at Owl Creek
Ambrose Bierce publishes "An Occurrence at Owl Creek" -
Jim Crow Laws
The Jim Crow Laws are passed -
People's Party
The People's Party is created -
An Episode of War
Stephen Crane writes "An Episode of War" -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War begins