Knights Charge 2/22 In one word, describe American politics during the Gilded Age. What was a political machine? Who ran the biggest one in New York? Who uncovered the corruption of political machines? How? What were two problems farmers faced during the Gilded Age? What were two movements that protested for farmers? What political party was founded to protect farmers? Who led it? What platform did they run under?

Segregation and African American Rights during the Gilded Age

Focusing Points What were some of the injustices faced by African Americans during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s Who were some of the main leaders of racial equality during the Gilded Age? How did they want to achieve change?

Frederick Douglass Quote “ Though we have had war, reconstruction, and abolition as a nation, we still linger in the shadow and blight of an extinct institution. Though the colored man is no longer subject to be bought and sold, he is still surrounded by an adverse sentiment, which fetters all his movements. In his downward course meets with no resistance, but his course upward is resented and resisted at every step of his progress.” -Frederick Douglass, 1883

Segregation and Social Tensions Voting Rights were restricted for African-Americans Poll tax- paid to enter the voting booth Literacy tests Grandfather clause Allowed a person to vote as long as their ancestors voted before 1866 *Whites only could vote*

Racial Segregation Jim Crow laws Plessy v. Ferguson Segregated public places De Jure- By law (South) De Facto- By society North) Plessy v. Ferguson Ruled that blacks were “Separate but Equal” in public places

Booker T Washington African Americans oppose injustices Called for blacks to “pull themselves up by their bootstraps” Build economic resources Establish reputations as hardworking honest citizens Atlanta Compromise- Blacks must submit to white rule in exchange for educational and professional opportunities

The Atlanta Compromise “Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top.” -Booker T. Washington, “Atlanta Compromise”, 1895

Booker T Washington Bio http://www.biography.com/people/booker-t-washington-9524663

W.E.B. DuBois W.E.B. Du Bois black educator 1st to receive doctorate from Harvard Argued that blacks should demand full and immediate equality Voting was a right that blacks needed to earn Co-Founded the NAACP

W.E.B. DuBois and the Niagara Movement

Short Biography of W.E.B. DuBois https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOEED_MexI

Ida B. Wells Ida B. Wells Fought discrimination Embarked on lifelong crusade against lynching

Mexican Americans Struggle in the West Mexican American lost much land to Anglo Americans in the west Las Gorras Blancas- Fought to protect the right of Mexican Americans for their loss of land

Women’s Rights Many women were angry that they were not included in the 14th and 15th amendments Susan B. Anthony Fought for Women’s suffrage Formed the National Women’s Suffrage Association

Susan B. Anthony Bio http://www.biography.com/people/susan-b-anthony-194905/videos/susan-b-anthony-mini-biography-2087071839