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women's clubs
Local women's club join together to form influential national organizations, such as the general federation of women's clubs. -
women get rights to vote
New zealand grants women the right to vote. -
blacks demanding equality
in his speech at the atlanta exposition, booker t washington urges blacks to postpone demands for equality while educating themselves for productive work. -
first motion picture made
the first motion picture, made by the lumiere brothers, open in paris. -
segregation
in plessy v. ferguson, the supreme court upholds segregation and the concept of "separate but equal." -
vacuum cleaner was invented
the first "foolproof" vacuum cleaner is invented in england. -
italian first recording
italian tenor enrico caruso makes his first recording -
silent movie era
The huge sccess of the movie the great train robbery signals the begining of the silent movie era. -
Niagara movement
W.E.B. du bois helps found the niagara movement, which promotes full civil liberties for african americans. -
colored people fight for rights
the national assiciation for the advancement of colored people is founded to fight for civil rights. -
negro improvement association
marcus garvey founds the universal negro improvement associatiuon in jamaica.
