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Political Progressive Era

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson
    Court Case upholding the "separate but equal" doctrine in the provision of facilities for African Americans
  • Progressive (Bull moose) party

    Progressive (Bull moose) party
    supported Theodore Roosevelt for president in 1912. Called for better working condiitons, more regulation of business, woman's suffrage, and an end to child labor
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment
    prohibited the making, selling, or tranportating of alcohol beverages. Later repealed.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment
    Gave women the right to vote (suffrage); maintained that voting rights could not be limited based on gender