The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
America’s First Major Immigration Restriction On May 6, 1882, President Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act into law, marking a pivotal and controversial...
Author : joe bodego
The Long Shadow of Anti-Miscegenation Laws
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California’s 1943 Race Registration Statute and the Fight for Interracial Marriage Rights in America On May 5, 1943, a new law took effect in California...
The Chicago Real Estate Board’s Expulsion of Members Selling Homes to Black Families
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On May 4, 1921, the Chicago Real Estate Board took a decisive step to enforce racial segregation in housing. In a unanimous vote, the Board...
Jefferson Davis & the Deadly Orders Against Black Union Troops
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On Christmas Eve 1862, as the American Civil War raged into its second winter, Confederate President Jefferson Davis issued a chilling directive to the Confederate...
Jimmy “Fast Fingers” Dawkins
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Jimmy “Fast Fingers” Dawkins (October 24, 1936 – April 10, 2013) was a prominent American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer, and bandleader. He...
Mack Charles Parker
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On April 24–25, 1959, in Pearl River County, Mississippi, 23-year-old Mack Charles Parker—a Black Army veteran and truck driver—was abducted from his jail cell by...
General Daniel ‘Chappie’ James Jr.
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General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. (February 11, 1920 – February 25, 1978) was a pioneering U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, combat veteran of three wars,...
Dr. Jessica Andrea Watkins
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Dr. Jessica Andrea Watkins (born May 14, 1988) is an American NASA astronaut, planetary geologist, aquanaut, and former international rugby player. She made history in...
Robert Bridges Forten
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Robert Bridges Forten (1813–1864) was a prominent African American sailmaker, inventor, abolitionist, and Union Army soldier who exemplified intellectual brilliance, resilience, and commitment to justice...
William J. Cruikshank
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William J. Cruikshank (also referred to as William “Bill” Cruikshank or W. J. Cruikshank, c. 1839–1920) was a 19th-century American planter, local political figure, and...