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Plessy v. Ferguson validates "separate but equal"
Supreme Court validates separate-but-equal principle in Plessy v. Ferguson
For Further Reading:
- Plessy v. FergusononWikipedia
- Jim Crow and Plessy v. FergusononPBS
The Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project
Part of the North Carolina Collection of the Durham County Library
Introduction
The Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project (DCRHP) was founded to document the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Durham, North Carolina. The project began in 2003 and participants from numerous local heritage and professional organizations contributed. Photographs and oral histories were collected from local citizens. In 2020, the online exhibit was updated to reflect the continuing history of civil rights in Durham.
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Supreme Court validates separate-but-equal principle in Plessy v. Ferguson
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A race riot organized by the white supremacist Redshirts in Wilmington, NC which led to the massacre of an estimated 14-60 blacks, the burning of the black newspaper "The Daily Record," the banishment of the legitimately elected biracial Fusion Party government, and the implementation of Jim Crow in North Carolina.
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Niagara Movement, forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), formed for school integration, voting rights, and assisting black political candidates
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Greensburg, Indiana, race riot in reaction to black migration north.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People formed.