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Naturalization reserved for whites
Only Allows Whites to have citizenship for white people. With this People that were not white could not vote, own property, bring suit, or testify in court - all the basic protections and privileges that whites take for granted. -
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Home sted Act (The re locations of native Americans)
In the 19th century Americans forced the Native Americans from east of the Mississippi river so they can take their land. -
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Non Whites barred from testifying
A man on trial who was white had key witnesses in his trial. Those people were Asian and because of this they were not allowed to be witnesses. The court said that “no black or mulatto person or Indian shall be allowed to give evidence in favor of or against a white man”. -
African Americans denied citizenship
The U.S Supreme Court decided that African Americans were not citizens no matter their status. They taxed African Americans the same but they didn't have the same luxuries as white people. It went in until 1868 but the work done by African Americans are only profited by whites. No reparations were paid to African Americans. Instead it was given to the slave owners. -
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Subsidize low cost loans
In 1934, federal government creates programs that subsidize low-cost loans,nonwhite home buying homes because instead of the whites they are all moving into those home buying instead of renting houses.There are a huge wealth gap between the whites and nonwhite people. Until this day there are still discrimination with the white and black people. -
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Black-white wealth gap
1935: Congress passed a law that ensured the insurance while excluding “agricultural workers”,but the Wagner Act guaranteed rights and prohibited racial discrimination. -
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Black-white wealth gap
1935: Congress passed a law that ensured the insurance while excluding “agricultural workers”,but the Wagner Act guaranteed rights and prohibited racial discrimination. -
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Insurance
.1994: Today, the average white family has eight times the wealth than an average nonwhite family. It explains also explains how they are very segregated from different ethnicities and, 71 percent of whites own their own house.Also Black and Latino mortgage applicants are 60% more likely than whites to be turned down for loans, even after financial, and neighborhood characteristics.