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Two schools were made; One for black students, one for white students.
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The United States Supreme Court rules that the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which had prohibited racial discrimination in theaters, hotels, trains, and other public accommodations, is unconstitutional. Justice John Harlan delivers the only dissenting opinion in the Civil Rights Cases, expressing concern that the ruling violates the Thirteenth Amendment by condoning "badges of slavery." Henry McNeil Turner, a prominent African-American religious leader, warns that the Court's decision makes "the bal
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at leasst 1132 negros are lynched or burned alive in the US
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W. E. B. Du Bois publishes The Souls of Black Folk, a collection of autobiographical essays and sketches of race relations in the post-Civil War South. In one of the essays, entitled "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others," Du Bois outlines the flaws in the prominent southern black leader's message.
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World Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson faces "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien in the ring in Philadelphia. Johnson, under-trained and hung over, manages to defeat O'Brien in six rounds. Johnson retains his title and claims the $5,000 purse.
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Woodrow Wilson begins his administration as president of the United States.
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Black and White coal mining employees may no longer use the name restrooms.
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Teachers may no longer teach black and white students in the same school.
Any teacher caught teaching a multi-racial class will have their teaching license revoked for one year. -
If a white woman has a child with a black or half-black man, will be imprisoned for 5 years
