US Events

In 1881 Clara Barton founded the Red Cross along with being a well-known women’s and black rights activist.  She started the project in 1873 when most people did not think it was needed anymore since the civil war was over.  Americans did not believe a war the civil war would happen again so Clara really had to fight to get this movement approved.  President Garfield was the man who finally accepted the Red Cross as an organization that would not only help with war efforts but also crises within the country.  The Red Cross is still in place today and is seen as one of the most important relief groups in the country.  The Red Cross Recently played a huge role in the restoration and relief in Haiti which helped all those affected by the horrible disaster. 

The historic civil rights case  Plessy v. Ferguson occurred in 1896.  This case upheld segregation between black and whites in the U.S.  The case was based of the term separate but equal which in a perfect world would have been true but it was not in reality.  This case will be a major setback for black civil rights and will be set as a precedent for all other cases until it was overruled.  The case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 will overrule the case and make it null.  Today there are many laws against discrimination and laws to ensure equal rights.  If separate but equal was still in affect we would not have the President we do now and our country would most likely have suffered from domestic oppression. The United States is a very big global mediator.  If the country kept its racist attitude then we would most likely not have good relations with other nations in Asia and Africa.