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Progressive Social Reforms and Key Events

By rvcagumbay
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.
  • "Separate but Equal"

    "Separate but Equal"

    racially segregated but ostensibly ensuring equal opportunities to all races.
  • NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

    NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

    is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield Storey.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote.