On May 28, 1830
President Andrew Jackson signs Indian Removal Act, requiring tribes to exchange land east of the Mississippi River for territory in the West and leading to forcible removal of those who […]
On May 26, 1924
In response to Eugenicists’ fears that some immigrants would pollute the American gene pool, Congress passes Immigration Act of 1924, which bars all immigration from Asia. Read more A History […]
On May 23, 1796
President George Washington offers $10 reward for return of Oney Judge, an enslaved black woman who fled after learning that Mrs. Washington planned to give her away as a wedding […]
Boring but important from The Week, May 25, 2018
White House blocks chemical pollution Study. The White House and Environmental Protection Agency squelched a federal water pollution study after a Trump aide warned that its publication would be a […]
On May 21, 1961
National Guard called to disperse several thousand whites threatening to set fire to First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Freedom Riders inside. Read […]
On May 20, 1961
Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery, Alabama, where local police allow a mob of angry whites to attack; several people are severely injured, including a U.S. Justice Department official. Read more […]
On May 18, 1980
Violent protests continue in Miami, Florida, after four police officers are acquitted in brutal beating death of Arthur McDuffie, leaving 23 dead and hundreds injured. Read more A History of […]
On May 8, 2009
Members of the Ku Klux Klan burn a cross in an African American neighborhood in Ozark, Alabama, to intimidate lack residents. Learn more Me: This was only nine years ago. […]
On May 7, 1955
In Belzoni, Mississippi, NAACP member Rev. George Lee is fatally shot after angering local whites when he attempted to register to vote. Read more A History of Racial Injustice Calendar […]
On May 5, 1995
Alabama resurrects chain gangs for state prisoners this week, influencing several other states to do the same. (This picture is of women on the chain gang.) Read more A History […]
