The 1880s

By WilliamMcIntyre
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    The 1880s

  • Tuskegee

    Tuskegee
    Tuskegee Institute Founded

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    Civil Rights Act of 1875 declared unconstitutional

  • 50th Congress

    50th Congress has no Black members. Intimidation kept Black voters from polls.

  • Hitler Born

    Hitler Born
    HITLER BORN

  • Washington Admitted

    Washington Admitted
    Washington admitted as state (Nov. 11)

  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee
    December, Battle of Wounded Knee – 200 Native American women and children massacred by U.S. troops. Wounde Knee

  • Head of Civil Service

    Head of Civil Service
    TR HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

  • Assistant Secretary

    Assistant Secretary
    TR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF Navy

  • Spanish American War

    Spanish American War
    SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

  • Southern States Pass Laws

    Southern States Pass Laws
    SOUTHERN STATES PASS LAWS TO DISENFRANCISE BLACKS