Immigration Notes 2/23/2019 Super Americans 7
Upton Sinclair
Muckraking: expose conditions by writing about them Problems Addressed Poor and dangerous conditions in factories Ideas to Solve Problems Muckraking: expose conditions by writing about them The Jungle led to the Pure Food & Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
W. E. B. Du Bois
“Herein lie buried many things which if read with patience may show the strange meaning of being black here in the dawning of the Twentieth Century. The meaning is not without interest to you…for the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.”
Problems Addressed Racism, poverty, education Ideas to Solve Problems Af.-Ams fight for equal rights Race struggles are more important than economic struggles Education of the “Talented Tenth” Unify Af.-Ams to achieve progress
Mother Jones
capitalism forces competition and workers pay the price Problems Addressed capitalism forces competition and workers pay the price worker’s rights (& child labor) Ideas to Solve Problems Supported labor unions and worker-owned businesses Higher pay, shorter work days, better conditions, protection of children Socialism, not capitalism, was best for U.S.
Ida Tarbell
Problems Addressed Abuses of capitalism and big business Ideas to Solve Problems Use media to expose problems with Standard Oil (J.D. Rockefeller) Believed good reporting could inspire change
Hiram Johnson
Ideas to Solve Problems Supported the direct election of U.S. senators Problems Addressed Politics in CA & U.S. Ideas to Solve Problems Supported the direct election of U.S. senators Added to CA gov’t Initiative (voting for new law) Referendum (voting to overturn law) Recall (voting to remove an official)
Theodore Roosevelt “T.R.”
Monopolies, environment, working conditions Ideas to Solve Problems Problems Addressed Monopolies, environment, working conditions Ideas to Solve Problems Gov’t. regulation of business Creating national parks Worker’s rights, labor laws, women’s suffrage, fair elections "The object of the government is the welfare of the people."
Robert La Follette
Problems Addressed Political corruption (bribes, etc.) Ideas to Solve Problems Direct election of politicians Corporations taxed the same as individuals Create fair railroad rates Create commissions to regulate RRs “Wisconsin Idea”
Immigration Notes 2/23/2019 Super Americans 7