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MLK gave the "I Have A Dream" speech, Civil rights activists led wade-ins on Florida beaches and hotel pools, and Florida A&M University students protested segregation at movie theaters.
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On September 8, 1900, a Category 4 hurricane ripped through Galveston, Texas, killing an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people
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- In the West Indies enslaved Africans would be sold to the highest bidder at slave auctions.
- Once they had been bought, enslaved Africans worked for nothing on plantations.
- They belonged to the plantation owner, like any other possession, and had no rights at all. The enslaved Africans were often punished very harshly.
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It caused the Hawaiian sugarcane market to be undersold by the American
producers which led to an economic depression that swept the islands
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McKinley was the representative of an industrial group interested in high protectionist tariffs. Due to his position on this issue and the support of James Sherman for the presidency in 1888, McKinley got a seat on the budget committee of the House of Representatives, and also became close to influential Ohio entrepreneur Markus Hannah. In 1889, McKinley was elected chairman of the committee and became the main author of the law bearing his name in 1890 (McKinley Tariff Bill), which established high import tariffs. The law slightly reduced duties on some types of goods and significantly (up to 18%) increased them on others. At the same time, it gave the president broad powers to raise and lower tariff rates for Latin American states for political reasons or in the form of reprisals.
The McKinley Tariff eliminated the trade advantage of Hawaii sugar producers, who relied overwhelmingly on American markets, - it was done by entering sugar on the duty-free list and granting a bounty to American sugar growers. Thus, the Hawaiian economy experienced depression, and as a result, growers of white sugar advocated for establishment of an American protectorate or outright annexation.
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It was stated that Japan would stop giving passports to people who wanted to immigrate to the United States in the 1907 Gentleman’s Agreement. This agreement was made because of the opposition to Asian immigrants.
President Roosevelt stepped in as he wished to have a good relation Japan due to Russia’s growing extension in East Asia.
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