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Federal Law
A federal law was passed to prohibit blacks from joining the Union Army (Library of Congress pg 1) -
Civil War
During the Civil War African-American soldiers were given lower duties than white soldiers. African-Americans were payed $7 a month while whites were payed $13. (Library of Congress pg 1) This was due to the high amount of prejudice that was in the country at this time. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy vs. Ferguson makes everything "seperate but equal" This meant that the blacks and whites could be seperated in many pulbic places. (Wormser pg 1) -
Research
The first research about prejudice was conducted in the 1920s and proved that whites had supremacy over African-Americans. (History pg 1) -
Brown v. Board of Education
Removed segregation in schools causing rise in prejudice at this time (Brunner and Haney pg 1) -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat in the colored section of the bus starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott during a time where prejudice was seen on the buses. (Brunner and Haney pg 1) -
Lunch Diner
Four black students are refused lunch at a prejudice, local diner (Brunner and Haney pg 1) -
"I have a dream"
MLK gives his famous "I have a dream" speech in order to stop prejudice. (Brunner and Haney pg 1)
