| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1890/07/00 | Louisiana passes the Separate Car Act "to promote the comfort of passengers on railway trains: requiring all railway companies carrying passengers on their trains ... to provide equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races," | Old Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1890/08/00 | Mississippi State Senator James R Binford introduces the oppressive Jim Crow laws in the Mississippi constitution. These laws will be adopted by other southern states. | Old State Capitol, Jackson, MS |
| 1892/06/07 | Homer Plessy buys a first-class ticket on the East Louisiana Railroad running between the Press Street Depot in New Orleans and Covington, Louisiana, and takes a seat in the "whites only" car. | |
| 1900/01/30 | The General Assembly of Virginia passes a law requiring railroad companies "to provide separate cars for white and colored passengers," and to provide physical barriers and doors to ensure isolate the races. | Virginia State Capitol, Richmond |
| 1905/00/00 | Sometime between 1900 and 1910, the waiting room at Beaverdam Depot, like many others across the South, is divided into white and black sections. | Beaverdam Depot, Beaverdam |
| 1910/05/31 | In Chiles v Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, the US Supreme Court upholds the appeals of Kentucky that a railroad company has the right to establish regulations which require white and colored passengers to occupy separate apartments. | |
| 1945/00/00 | Portsmouth Colored Library opens on South Street near Effingham Street to serve colored or 'black' citizens who are not allowed to use the 'whites only' library. | Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum, Portsmouth |
| 1948/07/26 | Harry Truman signs Executive Order 9981, establishing "equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin," leading to the desegregation of the American military. | |
| 1956/01/26 | United States Senator James O Eastland of Mississippi ardently defends segregation at the first statewide meeting of the South Carolina Association of Citizens' Councils Township, held Auditorium in Columbia, South Carolina. | Columbia Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC |
| 1961/09/22 | The Interstate Commerce Commission issues regulations ordering the removal of 'whites only' signs and the desegregation of all forms of public transportation and related facilities. | |
| 2015/12/07 | CSULA Black Student Union reaches an agreement with CSULA President William Covino whereas the Director of Housing has been instructed to work the BSU in creating, and developing, a Black Scholars' living learning community called Black Scholars Hall. | Cal State LA, Los Angeles |
| 2016/09/07 | Halisi Scholars Black Living-Learning Community opens at CAL State LA. Designed "for students who are a part of or interested in issues of concern to the Black community," Only 24 students applied to live in the dormitory. | Cal State LA, Los Angeles |
| 2017/05/23 | Harvard University host the first inaugural Harvard Black Commencement at 11:00 am at Holmes Field in Harvard Law School. | Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| 2021/09/21 | Western Washington University, located south of Seattle, designates the fourth floor of Alma Clark Glass Hall as segregated housing specifically for Black students as part of its Black Affinity Housing program. | Old Main, Western Washington State College, Bellingham |
| 2022/04/14 | More than three dozen colleges and universities are hosting 2022 graduation events based on race, gender, or sexual orientation. Ohio State, Columbia, Harvard, Illinois State and the University of North Texas all offer ceremonies based on race. | Columbia University, Morningside, |
| 2024/05/15 | Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church host the Black Students Association at Columbia University this week to celebrate graduation after it had been cancelled citing security concerns. | Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, NYC, New York City |
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