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Indian Removal Act of 1830
President Andrew Jackson wanted to kick the Natives out and send them on what was eventually known to be the Trail of Tears. The Supreme Court said that he couldn't do it, but he did it anyways. -
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix worked for mental asylum reform. She also advocated for reform for prisons and for addicts. She also volunteered in the Civil War as a nurse. Afterwards, she travelled the world, working for hospital reform. -
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Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of Native American Indians from the Mississippi River Valley to Oklahoma. -
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The Chinese Exclusion Act
The act, passed by President Chester Arthur, blocked all Chinese Immigration for 10 years. -
The Society for Human Rights
This Chicago organization was the first documented society for LGBTQIA+ rights. -
"Homosexuality is a Disease"
Homosexuality was declared a medical issue by The American Psychiatric Association. -
Eisenhower bans Gays from Government
President Dwight Eisenhower signs an order that says that members of the LGBTQIA+ community cannot work in the federal government. -
The Stonewall Inn
In 1969, the Stonewall Inn in New York City, a gay bar, was raided by police. This sparked the gay rights movement. -
First Muslim Mayor
Charles Bilal became the first Muslim mayor. -
9/11 Attacks
The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by al-Qaeda, a radical Islamist group, created an era of Muslim-phobia. -
Democrats add Gay Rights to their Platform
At the Democratic National Convention in 2012, the Democrats became the first major political party to put gay rights in their platform. -
Gay Marriage!
SCOTUS rules that it is illegal for states to make same-sex marriage illegal.