S.T.O.R.I.E.S.

Historical Timeline

Sequential Timeline of Racist Incidents, Events, and Sites

1955
1955
institutional policy

Montgomery Bus Boycott Begins

After Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat, Black residents of Montgomery organized a 381-day boycott of the segregated city buses, a foundational campaign of the modern civil rights movement.

Montgomery, Alabama, AL
African American Civil rights movement Jim Crow
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After Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat, Black residents of Montgomery organized a 381-day boycott of the segregated city buses, a foundational campaign of the modern civil rights movement.
1954
1954
institutional cultural policy

Operation Wetback

Operation Wetback was a derogatory initiative that resulted in the deportation of at least one million Mexican people from the United States. The operation targeted Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants, often without proper documentation or legal process. This policy represented systematic racial …

Southwest U.S., US
Latino
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Operation Wetback was a derogatory initiative that resulted in the deportation of at least one million Mexican people from the United States. The operation targeted Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants, often without proper documentation or legal process. This policy represented systematic racial discrimination against Latino communities and resulted in widespread family separations and community destruction.