Chinese Restriction Act of 1882 follows California Gold Rush
Human Rights
1882
United States Immigration Act limits Mexicans, Chinese, and Japanese
Human Rights
1907
Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
Government
1925
Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at Olympics hosted by Hitler Germany
Culture
1936
In November, Nazi gangs attack Jewish communities in Germany & Austria
Human Rights
1938
In September, Nazis kill about 34,000 Jews of Kiev in the massacre at Babi Yar
Human Rights
1941
Anne Frank & her Jewish family are discovered hiding in Amsterdam office building
Human Rights
1944
Afrikaner National Party wins elections in South Africa--white supremacy rules
Human Rights
1948
A ship with 492 Jamaican immigrants arrives in England
Culture
1948
Rosa Parks sits in the front of the bus--the end of bus segregation in the U.S.
Human Rights
1955
In March, South African massacre at Sharpeville is condemned by world leaders
Human Rights
1960
In February, Macmillan challenges South African Parliament to change policy
Human Rights
1960
Saudi Arabia abolishes slavery
Human Rights
1962
Martin Luther King Jr. gives "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial
Human Rights
1963
Mandela found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment
Human Rights
1964
Malcolm X is assassinated after embracing Sunni Islam and renouncing racism
Religion
1965
A parliamentary messenger kills South African Prime Minister Verwoerd
Human Rights
1966
In April, Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
Human Rights
1968
In Warsaw, German chancellor Willi Brandt kneels in homage to Nazi victims
Human Rights
1970
Soweto uprising in South Africa--school children killed
Human Rights
1976
Steve Biko, anti-apartheid activist, dies in police custody in South Africa
Human Rights
1977
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder release "Ebony and Ivory"
Music
1982
Nelson Mandela is freed and end of apartheid is in sight
Human Rights
1990
Rwandan genocide of Tutsis follows assassination of president
Human Rights
1994
Democracy triumphant in South Africa after its first multiracial elections
Human Rights
1994
Movie title
Genre
Released
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Historical
1973
A Passage to India
Historical
1984
Cry Freedom
Historical
1987
Driving Miss Daisy
Historical
1989
A Dry White Season
Historical
1989
Malcolm X
Historical
1992
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Historical
1993
Cry, the Beloved Country
Historical
1995
Ghosts of Mississippi
Historical
1996
George Wallace
Historical
1997
Music of the Heart
Historical
1999
Far from Heaven
Historical
2002
The Rosa Parks Story
Historical
2002
Hotel Rwanda
Historical
2004
Something the Lord Made
Historical
2004
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Historical
2005
Beyond the Gates
Historical
2005
The Color of Freedom
Historical
2007
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Historical
2013
McFarland, USA
Historical
2015
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Historical
2016
The Forgiven
Historical
2017
If Beale Street Could Talk
Historical
2018
Running for Grace
Historical
2018
This Earth of Mankind
Historical
2019
This Earth of Mankind (Bumi Manusia: Indonesian)
Historical
2019
A Jazzman's Blues
Historical
2022