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The Great Migration
Millions of African Americans fled the South looking for new opportunities. Negros were looking for better schools and jobs. They were also escaping racism in the South. They were moving mostly to the Northeast and Midwest. -
End of the Civil War
The Civil War ends at Appomattox Court House -
Plessy v Fergusion
A case about segregation in Louisiana that went to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruling that upheld racial segregation under "separate but equal". -
Planned Parenthood
Margaret Sanger founds Planned Parenthood to educate women on birth control in Brooklyn New York. Women now had the choice of when they would want to start a family. -
World World I
The United States officially enters the Great War. Millions of women are entering the work force to help with the effort. Many of these women will take on jobs normally meant for men. -
Flapper Era
A new generation of women were feeling liberated and behaving differently then their mothers before them. Women were drinking and smoking along the men of their day. -
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Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a strong black cultural expression. The African American population in New York City double over a decade. -
Women Win the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment passing allowing women the right to vote. Tennessee was the last state to ratify.
