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Civil Rights Act of 1866
President Johnson vetoed the act but congress was able to override the veto. Freedmen now had citizenship but were they treated as such? This Act coupled with the loss of the war equals an angry South. Black codes erupted to combat the Act, along with hate groups like the KKK, which enabled the South to keep the structure of slavery without having actual slaves.[1]
[1]Corbett-et-al,U.S.History,Chapter16,section16.4,p.470.
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Chinese Exclusion Act Passed
This Act restricted all Chinese immigration into the United States. People of the west coast saw the Chinese as a major threat to their economic prosperity thus begining the culmination of the Act. The goal of this act was to allow more opportunities for the whites.Up until 1943, the Chinese were unable to become citizens of the United States.[1]
[1]HarvardUniversity."OpenCollectionsProgram:Immigration-to-the US,ChineseExclusionAct(1882)."
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Jacob Riis publishes: "How the Other Half is Living"
Riis showed the dark side of New York City, a hotbed for immigration, urban poverty, and an extreme health dangers. The poor had little educational opportunities, low-income jobs, and no chance at the American Dream. The photos by Riis tell the story of these New York Slums. There was no legislation for these tenants, their rights trampled.1
[1]NPR,"JacobRiis:SheddingLightOnNYC's'OtherHalf'"Interview
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Interracial Coalition forms NAACP
The NAACP is a group that advocates for equal opportunities and civil rights for all Americans. The group started its work 1909 after witnessing the awful mistreatment of blacks in the United States. From lynchings to rioting and harmful mistreat of the people of color, the group was determined to put all this to an end and create justice for all. [1]
[1]"OldestandBoldest."NAACP.AccessedJune27,2017. http://www.naacp.org/oldest-and-boldest/.
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19th Amendment
Woman finally had the right to have their voice heard in the general elections. Women began to have more opportunities in the workforce and were allowed to have a better education. Despite this growing acceptance of woman’s rights, it was obvious they were still not being seen as equal as men. Image: “The Suffragist” Saturday, June 21, 1919 Bryn Mawr College Library -
Immigration Act of 1924
This new Immigration Act expanded the entire continent of Asia from gaining access to the United States. Millions of Jews were denied access as well. Many countries protested this new act but to no avail. The United States wanted to mainted its racial uniformity. [1]
[1] US State Department. Office of the Historian. "Immigration Act (Johnson-Reed Act"
Image: Japanese American National Museum's ongoing exhibit, "Common Ground: The Heart of the Community.""
