1860s: After the Civil War, the United States officially abolishes slavery in 1865 with the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
1890s: Jim Crow laws, which permit and encourage racial segregation, are enacted in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, and Tennessee in 1891.
Today: While racism still exists in the United States, institutional segregation and racial discrimination are illegal.
1860s: The American Civil War is fought over whether the individual states or the federal government should have paramount political power.
1890s: The Populist Party, a rural protest against the power of the railroads and banks which seeks to.....
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