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The Abolition of Slavery
The Thirteenth Ammendment was passed on January 1st, 1865 and ratified on December 6, 1865. This Ammendment freed up around Four million slaves. Their Freedom didn't stop their suffering though. Source:“13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery.” National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion act was a federal law passed by President Arthur. This act prevented Chinese Labor immigration after people felt that the Chinese people were stealing jobs from White folks. The Chinese took up 8% of the population of California during the Gold Rush until the law was passed.
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Separate but Equal?
Plessy v. Ferguson confirmed separate but equal. It put the power of segregation in the hands of the states. All southern states incorporated the separate but equal way into their system. Separate but equal kept colored people separated from the Whites, for example, different schools, different water fountains, different bathrooms, and many other ways. -
Blacks and Racism in World War One
Many Blacks fought for the United States in World War One. Although they served, they still experienced racism. The blacks that served were in segregated units, but also not fully trained to fight in the war. Not only were they not trained, but they were often sent to the front lines or sent on suicide missions. -
The Ku Klux Klan
The Klan was a group of people who wanted to push for White Supremacy. They targeted people that were of color, jewish, and catholic. Colored people were many times beaten, or even Lynched. The Klan wore white hoods to play "pranks" towards African Americans. The Klan lasted up through the thirties and then kind of fizzled out. Source: “Top 5 Questions About the KKK.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/klansville-faq/. -
Blacks after the Depression
African Americans were hit hardest by the Depression, In "A Negro Nation Within a Nation" W.E.B. Du Bois said "Last hired and first fired." New Deal programs were put into place but those discriminated against black people most of the time. Black people had to change their focus from abolishing segregation to trying and survive the recovery from the depression. Economic survival had propelled to the top of the Black agenda.
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Racism in World War 2
The US was bombed by the Japanese which caused the US to go to war. The American people hated the Japanese, and for a while, if the person was Asian, many would just assume they were Japanese and Discriminate against them. People held up signs of how they never wanted to see "Japs" ever again.There was a newfound hate for the american people, and it was the Japanese.
Source: Nittle, Nadra Kareem. “The Effects of Racism During World War II.” ThoughtCo, -
The Integration of Baseball
The Integration of baseball came in 1947 when Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in the MLB, ending a 60 year ban of blacks. This wouldn't come easy though, people were not supportive of the move at all as he and the Dodgers often times had stuff thrown at them by White people. -
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Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement was created to end segregation and discrimination. The movement included peaceful protests, such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and different types of Sit ins. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of the movement, making many great speeches that are still significant today. These acts eventually got the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed, which gave all sorts of rights to black people, such as an equal opportunity to vote, also school integration among other civil rights. -
Integration of Public Schools
Nine black students integrated Central High school in Little Rock, Arkansas for the first time since segregation of schools was ruled unconstitutional. This event paved the way for the future of schooling and the US hasn't looked back since.
Source: History.com Staff. “Integration of Central High School.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2010, www.history.com/topics/black-history/central-high-school-integration. -
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Racism in the 1980's and 1990's
Through the 1980's and 1990's Racism was at a record low, but there was still some present. Many riots happened over this period, because African Americans were fighting the discrimination from the police, which is intact still happening today. Other instances of Racism was when the USDA discriminated against thousands of black farmers by denying loans that had been provided to white farmers. Although some people had been racist this was the most integrated and civil that the US had ever been. -
Racism in the 2000's
Racism has come along way in the United States, from hanging someone because of their color, to having a black president. Racism is not totally gone however, there are still a select group of people who feel the need to hate. Much like that of the bombing of Pear Harbor, the attacks on 9/11 have brought a negative eye from some people in america to Muslims. Racism has very much diminished but there is still a small fraction. That is what the American people will look to eliminate next.
