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African-American Key Events 1877-1910

By ADAMSK03

  • Eight Box Law

    White democrats use this law in an effort to disenfranchise African American voters. The law helped white voter employees trick African American Voters.

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention
    Governor Ben Tillman leads a state constitutional convention to rewrite the state constitution to eliminate virtually all African-American influence in state politics. Six African-American politicians attend the convention (Robert Smalls, Thomas Miller, William Whipper, James Wigg, Isaiah Reed, and Robert Anderson) and speak out against the proceedings but are outvoted.

  • Plessey v. Ferguson

    Plessey v. Ferguson
    Supreme Court decides that practices of segregation do not conflict with the 13th and 14th amendments. This was a huge back for African Americans trying to gain equality in the racially divided southern states.

  • Owning Businesses

    Owning Businesses
    The number of African-American owned general stores 500. This is about ten times the number in 1880.