Chapter 16 Review Notes
In the early 20th C. there were progressive reforms (looking out for the little guy)
example today: minimum wage
Black leaders looked to overcome challenges
Booker T. Washington - wanted Blacks to be educated - founded Tuskeegee Institute
W.E.B. Dubois - wanted blacks to stand up for rights and demand political and legal equality
1909 - NAACP founded. result of Springfield Riots -led whites
Washington was against the NAACP
Beginning of 20th C. there were many race riots.... violent - often an excuse for violence
The great migration led to riots too
1910-1940 1.75 million AAs moved North, known as great migration
Biggest communities were Chicago, New York
Caused friction in the new cities
Monday, May 3, 2010
The origins of the NAACP
We have just looked at speeches by Booker T Washington and W.E.B. Dubois, political rivals who differed on issues of gaining equality. Washington stressed education believing that equality can be reached first through economics while Dubois tried to achieve equality by legal action. The NAACP was aligned with Dubois' strategy and in turn Dubois supported the NAACP. Washington criticized the NAACP and wished its demise.
Nationalism
Here is a lesson that we looked at last week about nationalism. Nationalism was a primary cause for World War I.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
African American History - March 16
Congratulations! We have finished the Civil War and now we are going to study the Reconstructionist Period of African American History. Below is a lecture entitled Life After Slavery: Day 1. Finish strong, we only have a few more weeks in the quarter.
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