MOVE
The Black liberation group was founded in 1972 by John Africa Sr. The group was known for its radical presence, and members protested for animal
Category: Politics
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in-re-Ah-Yup
10 years after the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Ah Yup, a native of China, petitioned to become a citizen
No Gun RI Massacre
Recently declassified documents of the United States military were released to the Associated Press in September of 1999, which detailed one of the deadliest US
2006 U.S. Immigration Reform Protests
Millions of demonstrators in cities across the country gather in protest of the proposed “Border Protection, Anti-terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005” (HR
Reconstruction Begins
The Era of Reconstruction was the period following the end of slavery where a wealth of possibilities arose as the United States was learning how
Onipaʻa Event at ʻIolani Palace
In protest of 100 years under occupation by the American Government, Native Hawaiians gathered at ʻIolani Palace during an Onipaʻan event giving speeches, playing music,
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program
DACA is a federal policy that allows young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to Seek temporary protection from deportation, Work in
Julian calendar : Precursor to the Gregorian Calendar
Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar as a reform of the Roman calendar, which was based on the lunar cycle. It was established in 45
Birthday of Annie Dodge Wauneka
Annie Dodge Wauneka Annie Dodge Wauneka, tribal leader of the Navajo Nation and public health activist, worked tirelessly to improve the health and welfare of
Rodney Glen King Los Angeles Police Department Police Brutality
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American man whose brutal treatment by police brought widespread attention to issues of
Chinese Americans in the Mississippi Delta
The Chinese first arrived to the MS Delta during the Reconstruction period (1865-1877). The period was a time of considerable turmoil in Mississippi as the
President Woodrow Wilson signs the Jones-Shafroth Act, making Puerto Rico a U.S. territory
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act (1917) on March 2, 1917, giving Puerto Ricans U.S. statutory citizenship. This act also separated Puerto Rico’s government into Executive,
Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló Resigns After Massive Protests
Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans filled miles of a major highway in San Juan in protest against Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló, who has resisted
Chief Hoskin announces the appointment of a Cherokee Nation delegate to Congress
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced that the tribe is taking a historic initial step to enact the Cherokee Nation’s treaty right to
Rainbow Coalition
“ The First Rainbow Coalition begins in 1969, when the Chicago Black Panther Party, notably led by Fred Hampton, forms alliances across lines of race
The Gustafsen Lake standoff, August-September 1995
The Gustafsen Lake standoff was a confrontation between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Ts’peten Defenders in the interior of British Columbia, Canada,
The Zapatista Movement: The Fight for Indigenous Rights in Mexico
The Zapatista Movement: The Fight for Indigenous Rights in Mexico On 1 January 1994, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), an indigenous armed organization,
LA Riots April and May 1992
The 1992 Los Angeles riots were a series of uprisings that occurred in Los Angeles County in April and May of 1992
Navajo-Hopi Struggle to Protect the Big Mountain Reservation, 1974
Navajo-Hopi Struggle to Protect the Big Mountain Reservation In 1974, the federal government partitioned the Big Mountain reservation, where the Hopi and Navajo tribes currently
The Occupation of Alcatraz, November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971
The Occupation of Alcatraz was an occupation of Alcatraz Island by 89 American Indians and supporters, led by Richard Oakes, LaNada Means, and others. They
The American Indian Movement (AIM), founded July, 1968
The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a Native American advocacy group in the United States, founded in July 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AIM was initially
Operation Wetback, Summer 1954
Operation Wetback was an immigration law enforcement initiative created by Joseph Swing, the Director of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), in cooperation
The Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, June 3-8, 1943
The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of conflicts on June 3–8, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, United States, which pitted American servicemen stationed in
The Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934
The Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934, or the Wheeler-Howard Act, was U.S. federal legislation that dealt with the status of Native Americans (known
The Mexican Repatriation, 1929-36
The Mexican Repatriation was a mass deportation of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans from the United States between 1929 and 1936. Estimates of how many were repatriated
The Dawes Act of 1887
The Dawes Act of 1887 (also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887),[1][2] authorized the President of the United
Indian Removal Act, 1830
Indian Removal Act — 1830 Signed into law in 1830 by President Andrew Jackson, the Indian Removal Act provided for the general resettlement of Native