1890 |
Mississippi institutes poll taxes, literacy tests and other preventive measures to keep blacks from voting. |
1890 |
At the Battle of Wounded Knee, U.S. troops massacre 200 Native Americans, ending the violence of the “Indian Wars.” |
1890 |
George "Little Chocolate" Dixon wins the world bantamweight boxing title, and will take the featherweight title two years later. |
1891 |
Provident Hospital in Chicago becomes 1st interracial hospital in United States. |
1892 |
Ellis Island becomes premier receiving place for immigrants to the United States. |
1895 |
W.E.B. DuBois earns the first Ph.D. by an African American from Harvard. |
1896 |
Plessy v. Ferguson allows public segregation under "separate but equal" doctrine. Segregation will remain law for almost 60 years. |
1896 |
The first modern Olympics is held in Athens. |
1896 |
The National Association of Colored Women is formed in Washington. |
1898 |
Spanish American War results in Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines becoming American territories. |
1898 |
Flash photography is invented. |
1898 |
Louisiana adopts the infamous "grandfather clause," practically disenfranchising the entire black population. |
1899 |
Scott Joplin records his Maple Leaf Rag, the anthem of Ragtime music. |