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1890s

1890–1899
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Oppression
Plessy v. Ferguson

The Supreme Court blesses "separate but equal," constitutionalizing Jim Crow for half a century.

Resistance
Ida B. Wells' anti-lynching crusade

Wells documents and exposes lynching with "Southern Horrors," launching a global campaign.

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Key events

  1. May 18, 1896
    Plessy v. Ferguson

    The Supreme Court blesses "separate but equal," constitutionalizing Jim Crow for half a century.

  2. October 1892
    Ida B. Wells' anti-lynching crusade

    Wells documents and exposes lynching with "Southern Horrors," launching a global campaign.

  3. November 10, 1898
    The Wilmington coup of 1898

    White supremacists violently overthrow a multiracial elected government in North Carolina.

Resources from this period