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Historical Timeline

American History | African American History
Baseball History | Negro Leagues Baseball History

1880–1889
1881
Tuskegee Institute is founded by and for the education of African Americans, employing Booker T. Washington as President.
1881
Tennessee passes first "Jim Crow" law, pertaining to railroad car seating.
1881
Oberlin College fields their first baseball team, which includes two "Negro" brothers, Moses and Weldy Walker.
1882
A Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy forms in defense against France.
1882
Chinese Exclusion Act bans Chinese laborers from entering United States.
1883
Congress overturns Civil Rights Act of 1875.
1883
Hiram Maxim invents fully automatic machine gun.
1884
Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes first black professional ballplayer in organized baseball.
1885
New York Cuban Giants become first professional African American baseball team.
1885
The first modern bicycle and first gasoline powered vehicle are built.
1886
The Statue of Liberty is given to the United States by France to commemorate the United States of America's first 100 years.
1887
Moses Fleetwood Walker catches African American teammate George Stovey. Cap Anson refuses to play with blacks, and induces an unofficial ban on contracting African American players in baseball.
1889
Frederick Douglass is appointed minister to Haiti.
1889
Baseball first travels to Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, and other Pacific Islands.