March 12, 1890: Platform of Las Gorras Blancas Published
The populist Las Gorras Blancas published a human rights declaration.
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Period: 1877
Industrial Revolution: 1877 – 1899
March 17, 1886: Carroll County Courthouse Massacre
The Carroll County Courthouse Massacre left 23 Black people dead when an armed white mob attacked an ongoing trial.
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June 2, 1892: Robert Lewis Killed By White Mob in New York
Robert Lewis was brutally beaten and hanged from a tree by a crowd of nearly 2,000 people after being accused of assaulting Lena McMahon, a local white woman. No one was held accountable for his murder.
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May 6, 1882: Chinese Exclusion Act Signed
The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act was signed, prohibiting Chinese immigration to the United States.
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The Coup of 1898: A Blueprint for Suppressing Democracy
By Jesse Hagopian
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The Wilmington Coup reveals that white supremacist attacks on democracy are deeply embedded in U.S. history. Erasing this history allows the myth of American exceptionalism to persist, leaving us ill-equipped to recognize — and confront — the recurrence of such violence.