American Diversity By: Darcy Shank

WHAT IS DIVERSITY? Diversity is having variety and in America that is what we have! "We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams" (Jimmy Carter). In our society, we respect variety in culture and ethnic background, race, lifestyle and belief. Differences in language, dress, food, where parents were born, race and religion are acceptable.

HOW DOES DIVERSITY CHANGE AMERICA? American diversity has a huge impact on our country. Without diversity, the United States would not be the same. Diversity brings many things including... new religions foods cultures music clothing craftsmanship

IMMIGRATION TIMELINE 1492 - first European interaction with Native Americans 1619 - first slaves brought to Virginia 1800's - Western Europe, mostly Germany Protestant or Catholic high literacy 1840 - Chinese came due to economic hardships brought culture and customs faced the Chinese Exclusion Act (1923) 1848 - California Gold Rush, people from all over come to the Pacific Coast for gold

IMMIGRATION TIMELINE CON'T 1852 - Irish Potato Famine famine caused Irish to migrate to America brought their culture with them 1880's - Southern and Eastern European immigrants Old world was getting too large liked the idea of Capitalism impoverished and illiterate took factory jobs 1884 - Japanese went to Hawaii for sugar plantation jobs California to be farm workers or servants assimilated badly, but brought culture

IMMIGRATION TIMELINE CON'T 1906 - Filipinos go to Hawaii for sugar plantation work brought their traditions and customs 1917 - US granted Puerto Ricans citizenship many rushed to New York for city jobs naturally brought their own lifestyle 1924 - Immigration act limits European Immigration greatly reduces immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe 1930's - 1940's - high immigration from Europe due to Jews fleeing from Nazis

AFRICAN AMERICANS 1619 - first slaves to America 1849 - Harriet Tubman escapes slavery becomes major leader in the Underground Railroad 1852 - Uncle Tom's Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe stirs anti-slavery ideas 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation all slaves now free 1865 - Civil War ends 1868 - 14th Amendment blacks are now citizens

AFRICAN AMERICANS CON'T 1870 - 15th Amendment blacks can vote 1909 - NAACP founded 1947 - Jackie Robinson, first black major league baseball player 1950's-1960's - Civil Disobedience peaceful protest, March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. 1964 - Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination 1965 - Voting Rights Act outlawed discrimination to voting

WOMEN 1848 - Seneca Falls Convention 1898 - women start to be individualized 1917 - WWI causes women to work 1920 -19th Amendment women can vote 1938 - Fair Labor Standards Act equal minimum wage regardless of gender 1963 - Equal Pay Act equal wages for work regardless of sex, race, religion etc.

WOMEN CON'T 1966 - NOW 1972 - Title IX National Organization for women founded by Betty Friedan 1972 - Title IX bans sex discrimination in schools 1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court 1984 - Geraldine Ferraro first woman vice president candidate

IMPORTANT EVENTS 1798 - Alien and Sedition Acts 1896- Plessy vs. Ferguson Separate but equal 1924 - Indian Citizenship Act 1941 - Roosevelt bans discrimination 1990 - Americans with Disabilities Act - cannot discriminate against Americans with disabilities 1993 - "Don't ask, don't tell" President Clinton's policy on gays in the military

TIMELINE LINKS http://www.unc.edu/~perreira/198timeline.htm l - Immigration Timeline http://www.pbs.org/itvs/testofcourage/diversit y4.html - Diversity Timeline http://www.flowofhistory.org/themes/moveme nt_settlement/uspolicytimeline.php - U.S. Policies on Immigration Timeline