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