SettingsHistory of racism in the United States
AC Transit Bus fight
The AC Transit Bus fight was an altercation between two men aboard a transit bus in Oakland, California, in the United States, which took place on February 15, 2010, at approximately 12:00 p.m P...
The AC Transit Bus fight was an altercation between two men aboard a transit bus in Oakland, California, in the United States, which took place on February 15, 2010, at approximately 12:00 p.m P...
Alonzo Clayton
Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton (1876 - March 17, 1917) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing described by author Edward Hotaling, as "one of the great riders of the New York circuit all t...
Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton (1876 - March 17, 1917) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing described by author Edward Hotaling, as "one of the great riders of the New York circuit all t...
American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society (in full, The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America), founded in 1816, was the primary vehicle to support the return of free African A...
The American Colonization Society (in full, The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America), founded in 1816, was the primary vehicle to support the return of free African A...
Anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States
Anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States has existed since the late 19th century, during the Yellow Peril.
Anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States has existed since the late 19th century, during the Yellow Peril.
Asiatic Exclusion League
The Asiatic Exclusion League, often abbreviated AEL, was a racist organization formed in the early twentieth century in the United States and Canada that aimed to prevent immigration of pe...
The Asiatic Exclusion League, often abbreviated AEL, was a racist organization formed in the early twentieth century in the United States and Canada that aimed to prevent immigration of pe...
Benjamin Tillman
Benjamin Ryan Tillman was an American politician who served as the 84th Governor of South Carolina, from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator, from 1895 until his death in office.
Benjamin Ryan Tillman was an American politician who served as the 84th Governor of South Carolina, from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator, from 1895 until his death in office.
Blood quantum laws
Blood Quantum Laws or Indian Blood Laws is an umbrella term that describes legislation enacted in the United States to define membership in Native American tribes or nations.
Blood Quantum Laws or Indian Blood Laws is an umbrella term that describes legislation enacted in the United States to define membership in Native American tribes or nations.
Charles Brantley Aycock
Charles Brantley Aycock (November 1, 1859 April 4, 1912) was the 50th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1901 to 1905.
Charles Brantley Aycock (November 1, 1859 April 4, 1912) was the 50th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1901 to 1905.
Charles Stuart (murderer)
Charles "Chuck" Stuart was an apparent victim, with his wife Carol DiMaiti Stuart, of a violent carjacking in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.
Charles "Chuck" Stuart was an apparent victim, with his wife Carol DiMaiti Stuart, of a violent carjacking in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.
Coleman Manufacturing Company
The Coleman Manufacturing Company was the first cotton mill in the United States owned and operated by African Americans, located in Concord, North Carolina.
The Coleman Manufacturing Company was the first cotton mill in the United States owned and operated by African Americans, located in Concord, North Carolina.
Commercial Telegraphers Union of America
The Commercial Telegraphers Union of America was a United States labor union formed to promote the interests of commercial telegraph operators.
The Commercial Telegraphers Union of America was a United States labor union formed to promote the interests of commercial telegraph operators.
David Hennessy
David C. Hennessy (1858 – October 16, 1890) was a police chief of New Orleans, Louisiana.
David C. Hennessy (1858 – October 16, 1890) was a police chief of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dick Rowland
Dick Rowland was an African American teen-age shoeshiner whose arrest in May 1921 was the impetus for the Tulsa Race Riot.
Dick Rowland was an African American teen-age shoeshiner whose arrest in May 1921 was the impetus for the Tulsa Race Riot.
Early film racism in the United States
Racism in Film of the United States has existed since the beginning of the film industry of the United States.
Racism in Film of the United States has existed since the beginning of the film industry of the United States.
George Raymond Jr.
George Raymond, Jr. (January 1, 1943 - March 8, 1973) was an African American civil rights activist; a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; a Freedom Rider; and head of the Congre...
George Raymond, Jr. (January 1, 1943 - March 8, 1973) was an African American civil rights activist; a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; a Freedom Rider; and head of the Congre...
High yellow
High yellow, occasionally simply yellow, is a term for very light-skinned persons of Black descent.
High yellow, occasionally simply yellow, is a term for very light-skinned persons of Black descent.
Him Mark Lai
Him Mark Lai (麥禮謙) (November 11, 1925 San Francisco – May 21, 2009) was an American historian.
Him Mark Lai (麥禮謙) (November 11, 1925 San Francisco – May 21, 2009) was an American historian.
James Thomas Heflin
James Thomas Heflin, nicknamed "Cotton Tom", was a leading proponent of white supremacy, most notably as a Democrat United States Senator from Alabama.
James Thomas Heflin, nicknamed "Cotton Tom", was a leading proponent of white supremacy, most notably as a Democrat United States Senator from Alabama.
Jap hunts
An example of this was the so-called "Jap hunting license", a faux-official document, button or medallion that purported to authorize "open season" on "hunting" the Japanese, despite the fact t...
An example of this was the so-called "Jap hunting license", a faux-official document, button or medallion that purported to authorize "open season" on "hunting" the Japanese, despite the fact t...
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Jimmie Lee Jackson was a civil rights protestor who was shot and killed by Alabama State Trooper James Bonard Fowler in 1965.
Jimmie Lee Jackson was a civil rights protestor who was shot and killed by Alabama State Trooper James Bonard Fowler in 1965.
John C. Stennis
John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901 April 23, 1995) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi.
John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901 April 23, 1995) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi.
Josephus Daniels
Josephus Daniels (May 18, 1862 – January 15, 1948) was a newspaper editor and publisher from North Carolina who was appointed by United States President Woodrow Wilson to serve as Secretar...
Josephus Daniels (May 18, 1862 – January 15, 1948) was a newspaper editor and publisher from North Carolina who was appointed by United States President Woodrow Wilson to serve as Secretar...
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocate...
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocate...
Loring D. Dewey
Loring Daniel Dewey (1791–1867) was an early 19th century Presbyterian minister, an agent of the American Colonization Society, an emigrationist, a printer, and a reformer.
Loring Daniel Dewey (1791–1867) was an early 19th century Presbyterian minister, an agent of the American Colonization Society, an emigrationist, a printer, and a reformer.
Maryland State Colonization Society
The Maryland State Colonization Society was the Maryland branch of the American Colonization Society, an organization founded in 1816 with the purpose of returning free African Americans to what...
The Maryland State Colonization Society was the Maryland branch of the American Colonization Society, an organization founded in 1816 with the purpose of returning free African Americans to what...
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie, 432 U.S. 43, was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with freedom of assembly.
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie, 432 U.S. 43, was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with freedom of assembly.
New South
New South, New South Democracy or New South Creed is a phrase that has been used intermittently since the American Civil War to describe the American South, after 1877.
New South, New South Democracy or New South Creed is a phrase that has been used intermittently since the American Civil War to describe the American South, after 1877.
Orville Bullington
Orville Bullington (February 10, 1882–November 24, 1956) was an attorney and businessman in Wichita Falls, Texas, who was the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1932 against ...
Orville Bullington (February 10, 1882–November 24, 1956) was an attorney and businessman in Wichita Falls, Texas, who was the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1932 against ...
Philadelphia transit strike of 1944
The Philadelphia transit strike of 1944 was a sickout strike by white transit workers in Philadelphia that lasted from August 1 to August 6, 1944.
The Philadelphia transit strike of 1944 was a sickout strike by white transit workers in Philadelphia that lasted from August 1 to August 6, 1944.
Picking Cotton
"Picking Cotton" is one of Erskine Caldwell's earlier short stories, included in We Are the Living (1933), conspicuous for its humorous treatment of the theme—highly controversial at the ti...
"Picking Cotton" is one of Erskine Caldwell's earlier short stories, included in We Are the Living (1933), conspicuous for its humorous treatment of the theme—highly controversial at the ti...
Post-election events of Proposition 8 (2008)
Due to the nature and controversy surrounding the initiative, several important post-election events occurred that sought to overturn the proposition through civil disobedience or through the j...
Due to the nature and controversy surrounding the initiative, several important post-election events occurred that sought to overturn the proposition through civil disobedience or through the j...
Racial segregation in Atlanta
Racial segregation in Atlanta has known main phases after the freeing of the slaves in 1865: a period of relative integration of businesses and residences; Jim Crow laws and official residential...
Racial segregation in Atlanta has known main phases after the freeing of the slaves in 1865: a period of relative integration of businesses and residences; Jim Crow laws and official residential...
Racial segregation in the United States
Racial segregation in the United States, as a general term, included the racial segregation or hypersegregation of facilities, services, and opportunities such as housing, medical care, ed...
Racial segregation in the United States, as a general term, included the racial segregation or hypersegregation of facilities, services, and opportunities such as housing, medical care, ed...
Redlining
Redlining is a pejorative term used in allegations of practices of denying, or increasing the cost of services such as banking, insurance, access to jobs, access to health care, or even supermar...
Redlining is a pejorative term used in allegations of practices of denying, or increasing the cost of services such as banking, insurance, access to jobs, access to health care, or even supermar...
Segregated prom
A segregated prom refers to the practice of United States high schools, generally located in the "Deep South", of holding racially segregated proms for white and black students.
A segregated prom refers to the practice of United States high schools, generally located in the "Deep South", of holding racially segregated proms for white and black students.
Southern Manifesto
The Declaration of Constitutional Principles was a document written in February and March 1956, in the United States Congress, in opposition to racial integration in public places.
The Declaration of Constitutional Principles was a document written in February and March 1956, in the United States Congress, in opposition to racial integration in public places.
Southern strategy
In American politics, the Southern strategy refers to the Republican Party strategy of winning elections in Southern states by exploiting anti-African American racism and fears of lawlessness a...
In American politics, the Southern strategy refers to the Republican Party strategy of winning elections in Southern states by exploiting anti-African American racism and fears of lawlessness a...
State of Iowa v. Katz
State of Iowa v. Katz' (241 Iowa 115, 40 N.W. 2d 41 (1949)) was a landmark civil rights victory involving the Katz Drug Store in downtown Des Moines, Iowa.
State of Iowa v. Katz' (241 Iowa 115, 40 N.W. 2d 41 (1949)) was a landmark civil rights victory involving the Katz Drug Store in downtown Des Moines, Iowa.
Sundown town
A sundown town is a town that is or was purposely all-white.
A sundown town is a town that is or was purposely all-white.
Tape v. Hurley
Tape v. Hurley, 66 Cal.
Tape v. Hurley, 66 Cal.
Tulsa race riot
The Tulsa Race Riot was a large-scale racially motivated conflict on May 31 and June 1, 1921, between the white and black communities of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in which the wealthiest African-American...
The Tulsa Race Riot was a large-scale racially motivated conflict on May 31 and June 1, 1921, between the white and black communities of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in which the wealthiest African-American...
Tuskegee syphilis experiment
The Tuskegee syphilis experiment (also known as the Tuskegee syphilis study or Public Health Service syphilis study) was an infamous clinical study conducted between 1932 and 1972 in...
The Tuskegee syphilis experiment (also known as the Tuskegee syphilis study or Public Health Service syphilis study) was an infamous clinical study conducted between 1932 and 1972 in...